P 316 Quotes

“I'm saying people aren't meant to be controlled, and neither is art”
― Clare Gilmore, Never Over

“I love you, Anna," she whispers fiercely. "No matter what happens, I hope you know that. Fight with your sister if you must, but I stay in your life. Talk to me, tell me when things are wrong, and I will do my best. I can't lose you.”
― Helen Hoang, The Heart Principle

“I understand that the demon exploited my mother's vulnerabilities, weaponized them against her. Her sadness, her addiction. The same way it exploits my penchant for chaos. It is not alone in that behavior. It is not special. It is one of many. My father taught me that.
I will not fight against it or try to appease it. Those efforts are futile. My mother taught me that. I accept that it exists. That there's a being out there that wants my attention, my energy, my best, my worst. My joy. My pain. That's taken from me and would continue to take should I allow it, should I continue to dance with it, and if I were to say anything about it, no one would listen. No one would believe me. Not really. Not without their doubts. Without questioning my honesty, my integrity, my sanity. Whether I deserved it. There's a being out there that would fuck with me just because it can, with no consequences. Because it's bored. Just because. Too bad for it, I know that game and play it better. I know that the real way to win is to not play at all. I'm done with the demon. I'm done with Edgewood Drive. Game over.”
― Rachel Harrison #Play Nice