" After a few minutes, he pushed the daydream away again, unable to bear the pain. It had always been a slender hope and had quite firmly moved into the realm of impossible. He had learned a long time ago that nothing was gained by dwelling on the impossible. Only a few more hours. Maybe in his next life he would do a better job of living. "

― Megan Derr , Of Last Resort (Princes of the Blood, #1)