The pain you have endured does not justify the pain you inflict on others. - Roseanne A. Brown

I don't think you're weak for being scared. I don't think you could be as strong as you are if you weren't.

Do not underestimate the strength it takes to be kind in a world as cruel as ours.

If I asked you to catch me the moon with your bare hands, how would you do it?" she asked suddenly. Adil closed his eyes, and Karina could not stop staring at the way the gold light illuminated his dark skin. When the moon began to set, I'd wait with my hands beneath it until it sank right into them. And then I'd turn around and give it to you. He turned to his side and gave Karina a shy smile. But that's a stupid answer, isn't it?