In Judaism giving to the poor or needy or caring for the sick is not charity, it is justice. By helping others, you set the world straight when it has tipped against an individual or group.

i hardened under the last loss. it took something human out of me. i used to be so deeply emotional i‘d crumble on demand. but now the water has made its exit. of course i care about the ones around me. i‘m just struggling to show it. a wall is getting in the way. i used to dream of being so strong nothing could shake me. now. i am. so strong. that nothing shakes me.
and all i dream is to soften.
- numbness

she welcomed that pain. It was just a small penance to be paid for the selfish, inexcusable act of falling in love with her sister‘s groom. And what was worse, for feeling happy at the indisputable fact that he seemed to love her in return. Loved her, Sisi, even when Helene was meant to be his bride. And so, in the darkness, she cried.

-Allison Pataki, The Accidental Empress

I walked away from his offer. From him. I was torn apart by another betrayal—Cal‘s betrayal, but also mine. I love you is a promise we both made, and we both broke. It should mean I choose you above all else. I want you more. I need you always. I cannot live without you. I will do anything to keep our lives from parting.
But he wouldn‘t. And I won‘t.
I am less than his crown, and he is less than my cause.

-Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

She was happiest at the world of sadness she creared for herself.

I am so enjoying this book!!! 😍📖📚

I really can't get past page 20. 😭😭😦

07:00 pm is still a great time to have a cup of Coffee - and a book. 😍

He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as women in love always do.

Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for me in life than being wife to one man after another, and hoping not to die in childbirth!

-Margaret Beaufort in The Red Queen

Mother said he never got over it and that was mean. Even if it was true. She never did learn that the truth didn't have to be mean.

-M.L.E, Charley Bland

We are Plantagenet: we dine on a diet of betrayal and heartbreak.

-Margaret Pole