“You’re going to face many disappointments, my girl, and you’ll probably fail at something many more times. But if you keep going and don’t let it defeat you, no one is going to remember what you didn’t get done.”
– Mildred’s Mother, Mildred’s Resistance by Katie Cross
“I’m the assassin and spy for the dark elf king. I kill without remorse. I live for myself and my own pleasure. I come from a dark people with dark hearts. How do you think she’s going to handle hearing that?”
“Who knows? I’ve never been able to understand humans.”
– Trik and Lorsan, Elfin by Quinn Lotis
“I spent centuries wandering the world, from empires to kingdoms to wastelands, never settling, never stopping – not for one moment. I was always looking toward the horizon, always wondering what waited across the next ocean, over the next mountain. But I think… I think the whole time, all those centuries, I was just looking for you.”
~Rowan from Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
~ Rigel from Starstruck by Brenda Hiatt
~ Kevin from The Jock and the Fat Chick by Nicole Winters
~ Jesse from Remembrance by Meg Cabot
~ Ben from November 9 by Colleen Hoover
*This doesn’t really apply to people like me who still live with their parent(s) after turning 18. My mom’s rules and opinions will continue to matter until I move out of her house.
