Naomi Novik: "You do not need to be perfect to be brave."

There is always a choice, even when it doesn't feel like one.

If you see me walking the road with someone else, it is not because I like that person’s company, it is because you were not brave enough to walk beside me. If you hear me talking about that person all the time, it is not because that person pleases me, it is because you were too deaf to hear my heart beats. If you feel me falling with someone new, it is not because I love that person, it is because you were not there to catch me as I fall.

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.