“Beauty exists everywhere in the world. Love resides in all of us. That' the point. I only... I only want to deepen that. Show that there can be-- that there should be-- substance in it all... There is love in caring for the sick, the weak, the ugly. A wilting flower holds just as much splendor as one on the cusp of opening. People are so quick to idolize the fresh and the new. They fetishize it...Why should we celebrate one without the other?” LoveBeauty Book:House of Roots and Ruin Source: House of Roots and Ruin
“Oh my darling Annaleigh, remember when you let the turtles go? Some things can't be kept." He cupped my cheek, and my tears trickled down his fingers. "Be brave. Be strong. You'll always have my whole heart.” LoveFantasyYaCassius Book:House of Salt and Sorrows Source: House of Salt and Sorrows