Ida

“But, Papa, the endings are the best part.
Sometimes, sweetheart. But other times, the beginnings are.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“Still, something did not seem right, and Robin could tell from Victoire’s and Ramy’s faces that they thought so too. It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“Let him die. I'm sure he lets other people die for him all the time. Let him have a try.”
― Hannah Kaner, Godkiller

“There is a powerful difference between feeling apart and feeling a part. There is a world in that space.”
― Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children