"Never trust people who don't have something in their lives that they love beyond all reason."

-Fredrik Backman. Beartown.

Yumi and Nikaro

Some books just make you go "awww" and leave you completely satisfied once finished, heart perfectly warmed, everything wrapped up and tied with a charmingly delightful bow. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (aka Secret Project #3) by Brandon Sanderson is exactly that. 

Sanderson says at the end of the book that this is his personal favorite of the Secret Projects. Though I do love Tress also, I would say this is my favorite as well. Of the three so far, at least. Maybe I do like my fantasy stories with a dash (just a dash, please) of romance in them.

 

Anyway here are some quotes from the book.

Yumi: Is sadness realistic?

Painter: I used to think so. And Yumi, many things in life are sad. So it's realistic at least to some experiences. It's good that some stories are happy, some are sad. That part is realistic. Sometimes, the more you think about it, the better an ending like this seems. It can be right, even if it's painful. 

"Yes, a person is more than their experiences, stacked up like stones. But our best moments are the foundations we use to reach for the sky."

"A kiss doesn't need to be good to be valuable. It doesn't serve any real purpose. It's valued solely because of the person you share it with. Things only have the value we give to them. And likewise, actions can be worth whatever we decide them to be worth."

every moment borrowed 

every touch a desperate plea

every kiss a heartbreaking goodbye.

"I let myself want you

I let myself try

I let myself fall back into your eyes 

I let myself want you

I let myself hope

I let myself feel things I know that you don't"

-A Little Bit Yours. JP Saxe.

"There is no only when it comes to goodness and joy. The smallest amount is as large as the universe..."

-Brandon Sanderson. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England.

Dalawang kisapmata

Dalawang buwan.

Kasing haba ng dalawang taon sa dami ng kaganapan.

Kasing ikli ng dalawang kisap-mata sa kabilisan.

Dalawang buwan.

Kay tagal hinintay,

Kay tulin naman kung dumaan.

Sa lahat ng nakilala, nakitang muli, pati na din sa mga na-stalk ng bahagya,

Sa lahat ng nakapiling, mabilis man o matagal,

Sa lahat ng pinlanong pagtatagpo, natuloy man o hanggang drawing lamang,

Lumipas man ang dalawang kisap-mata, buwan, o taon,

Sana’y di maging kasing lamig ng aircon

Ang kasing init ng Pilipinas na pagsasamahan.

Hanggang sa muli.

"out of the embers, we'll rise from the ashes. and write in the stars with our names. that we are here, we are bruised, we are damaged. but the joy was worth the pain. oh, life is a beautiful game."

-Ed Sheeran. A Beautiful Game.