Quote by Katherine Howe

“I nodded, still unable to speak, digesting the weight of what she had just said. We exist because of the sacrifice of those who…

— Adam Braun

“And no person, I was convinced, ever loved as deeply as an animal did for the person who cared for them.”

— Jessica Gadziala

“We were bullied, broken, built up, bronzed and polished. We grew dull, dusty, doubtful, dark, and forgetful. Yet we still know that we can…

— Antonia Perdu

“But it happens, and I am thankful enough for that, for those fleeting, wakeful moments of beauty and truth. They are the real joy…

— Roger Housden

“What nobility of feeling!” he cried. “To sacrifice your own pleasure to preserve the comfort of others! Well, it is a thing, I confess,…

— Susanna Clarke

“I must tell you a great truth, Much-Afraid, which only the few understand. All the fairest beauties in the human soul, its greatest victories,…

— Hannah Hurnard

“Love is precious. Treasure it and those who give it. Lavish it more on those who don't. ”

— Shalonda "Treasure" Williams

“Heartache, to her, coursed through everything--which was as it should be, since people needed it to make them kind.”

— Rebecca Barry

“But such was the way with people – they loved the things that made them miserable.”

— Nathan Hill

“Maybe that's nature's way. Making people you once loved less lovable, so that it won't be so hard when they go.”

— Nicholas Evans

“recognizing in that moment that there were some things we are meant to keep for ourselves, too precious to share with others. She”

— Hala Alyan

“Love required sacrifices that were hard to make.”

— Maya Banks