" I eyed him suspiciously. “But what if I do that and life is bad? Like falling out of a tree bad.” “Then you’ve gotta fight, kiddo,” he said fiercely. “Because life will be bad sometimes. It’ll test you and push you and you’ll want to give up, but if you do it’ll suck every drop of happiness out of you until there’s nothing left.” “I don’t want that,” I murmured. “So fight,” he growled, his eyes flaring. “Fight with the spirit of the warrior I know lives in you. Fight for the good days. Fight to be stronger than anything the world hurls at you, fight for what you want. Always, Tatum, always. Because no one but you can make your life what you want it to be. "
― Caroline Peckham , Queen of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep, #4)