Courteney Hooks

“The way he said her name conveyed all of his sympathy, and it confirmed all of the truth of his advice, and it promised her that she was worthwhile and redeemable, and it indicated that he treasured the way he had seen her selflessly interact with the other pilgrims, and it hinted that if any single thing was different about their circumstances, he would marry her immediately and live with her for decades until they died on the same day just as in love as they were in that moment. This may seem like a lot to be contained in the single word that is a given name, but this is why in more conservative times, cultures took great care to refer to each other by Mr. and Mrs.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, All the Crooked Saints

“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“You ever consider that maybe you not supposed to 'fit'? People who make history rarely do.”
― Nic Stone, Dear Martin

“Sometimes bad ideas were so bad they looped right around until they became good ideas.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Opal