Liam

“Pain is an interesting thing. You think you have reached your limit and you can’t possibly feel more tortured. Then you discover there is still another level of agony. And another level after that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“It’s been my observation" I said, “that you humans are more than the sum of your history. You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace. You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society. What you cannot do, and should never do, is try to be someone other than yourself–Piper McLean.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“Yes, we live, or we're given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End