Allie

“New things are scary.” “They don’t have to be.” “How are they not?” “Because some of my favorite things I haven’t even done yet.”
― Ashley Poston, The Seven Year Slip

“I ignored the glass of my own shattered heart as I cut myself trying to put hers back together.”
― Katie Holt, Not in My Book

“Think of it this way." She crosses her ankles in my lap. "Imagine your soul is made up of a bundle of matches. They're just sitting there. Do you follow?"
"So far."
"Each one represents something in your life. A match for love, a match for family, a match for career, and all the other stuff that fulfills us. Still with me?"
"Mm-hm."
"You've been pouring water over your matches to keep them in perfect order because fire is scary and you can get burned, but matches don't want to be wet, they want to be on fire. All it takes is one thing to happen, one tiny match gets lit, and it's like a domino effect, lighting all the other matches. All you have to do is light that first match.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“By you, I am forever undone.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing