"Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too." - Saga, Volume One.

"Dad once said that breakups are like battles. They usually involve collateral damage. When former lovers fight, innocents get caught in the crossfire. The end of a long-term relationship is so destructive, it can impacts friends, colleagues, people you've never even met. But that's the nice thing about collateral damage. By definition, it's completely incidental to the mission at hand. As long as the right people win, who cares if some random nobody got hurt in the process? Acceptable losses, etc." - Saga, Volume Two.

"Only love will save the world. Why would I be ashamed to love?" - Blue is the Warmest Color

"We do not choose the one we fall in love with, and our perception of happiness is our own and is determined by what we experience." - Blue is the Warmest Color

"I live for that first second in the morning
When I am still half conscious
I hear the hummingbirds outside
Flirting with the flowers
And the bees growing jealous
When I turn over to wake you
It starts all over again
The panting
The wailing
The shock
Of realizing that you've left"
- The First Mornings Without You, Rupi Kaur