Kaodhan felt known, and the act of being known no longer felt like an exposed wound. Instead, it felt like sunlight on an often-kissed patch of skin.
© S.K. Lumen, from Celtic fantasy series Arcanum of Thorns (Book II)
Listen to me. If anyone abandons you, it means they were never worthy of you in the first place, and the Fates have blessed you with their absence. But don't take that choice away from them. Be your true self, and let others decide to stay or leave. But stop running. Aren't you tired of running away?
© S.K. Lumen, from Celtic fantasy series Arcanum of Thorns (Book II)
-- Char, to Kaodhan Deodar.