One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,
And unafraid of toil

The Sorting Hat

Can't decide on what to read next... Should I reread Vampire Academy, one of my favorite series and whose characters I miss dearly? Should I continue with City of Ashes? Or should I start something new and go with Hush, Hush? 🤔

"Some mistakes... just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let that night be the thing that defines you."

"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough."

"People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them."

"At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard thing is finding the courage to do it."

"You don‘t know what goes on in anyone‘s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person‘s life, you‘re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can‘t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person‘s life, you‘re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything."

"The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed."

"I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different."

"The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's no getting over that."

"Sometimes you make choices in life but sometimes choices make you."

"I hate this feeling.
Like I'm here, but I'm not.
Like someone cares.
But they don't.
Like I belong somewhere
else, anywhere but here,"

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.