Misha

“If I had known how easy it is to lose your life, I would have treasured mine better".”
― Yangsze Choo, The Ghost Bride

“All those stories must have ended this same way, with someone tired going home from a field full of death, but no one ever sang this part.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“Are individuals entitled to the truth as a basic human right? Or is it acceptable to disguise facts if they ultimately do more harm than good? In the modern day, where we’re exposed to government cover-ups and ingenuous PR campaigns from mega corporations, most people believe the truth to be an ultimate good. How can a lie be wholesome? How can deceit be kind? But I would posit this is one of the few instances where deception would have no victims. Perhaps you would not be in the wrong to protect others from this.”
― Darcy Coates, From Below

“Having someone prancing around with an active chain saw while the ground shifted seemed spectacularly unwise.”
― Daniel O'Malley, Stiletto