“تألمت، فتعلمت، فتغيرت”
I suffered, I learned, I changed.
“Hers were a bright blue. His were a faded green. Mine are both, and sometimes when I look in the mirror, I can see both of them looking back at me.”
-Julian
“Superheroes aren’t real,and even if they are,they come too late.”
- Adam Blake
“I would come for you,” he said, and when he saw the wary look she shot him, he said it again. “I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.”
- Kaz Brekker
“Reasons we should get married:
Because I love you.
We both look good in black boots.
I spent some time without you, and I didn’t like it.
You make me happy.
I make you laugh.
I like the way you fight.
You see through my masks.
I really love you.
You love me, too. (Though you’ve mostly said this while yelling, so perhaps I should have double-checked.)
Army of tiny vigilantes. (I have name ideas.)
Various political reasons that make sense but don’t fit with the theme of this list.
I’m holding your handwriting hostage. You can have it back when you say yes.”
- Tobiah Pierce
“He is beauty, inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.”
- June Iparis