Favorite Beyond the Next Star Quote | Keeping it for Herself

In the beginning of Beyond the Next Star, Delaney has lost so much—her dignity, clothes, and freedom—but her name, the evidence of her humanity, was the one thing she kept for herself. Toward the end of the novel, she says, “This was it—either Torek was family or he wasn’t. Either she could let go of the past to reach for the future or she couldn’t. She had something all her own now, more than just a name, but like names on Lorien, it had been both earned and given. Damn Kane, Nikiok, Reshna, and the tatters of her self-worth that had ever made her feel undeserving of it. She would keep it for herself.” I hope you enjoy Delaney’s adventure on Lorien, but even more, her journey toward self love and finding the self worth to accept love in return.