Jess

“ If it lasts for a week or a month or a year, it will still be ours to cherish, she said. Does a flower bloom any less sweet for its brevity?

Esbar smiled.

No, she said, leaning close. Nor less beautiful. ”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“A family can be more than just a mother and a father, a husband and a wife, parent and child. My father views me only as an instrument to carry on the family name. My stepmother stopped acknowledging my existence the day she moved into our home. Love and respect is what makes a family, not blood. It can manifest in different ways and shapes, sometimes from people you least expect.”
― Wesley Chu, The Art of Prophecy

“All of our heroes will eventually disappoint us and let us down, one way or another. Best remember that.”
― Wesley Chu, The Art of Prophecy

“I never expected to love him so much. In the Priory, we are not supposed to cleave too close to our own flesh. We all belong to the Mother, she said. Yet as soon as he was born, he had my heart.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night