Amber

“Why is it so hard to say no to everyone except myself?”
― Lily Chu, The Stand-In

“The people around a bullied child assume that he or she must get used to it after a while. Never. You never get used to it. It burns like fire the whole time. It's just that no one knows how long the fuse is, not even you.”
― Frederick Backman

“You are braver than you want to believe. You like to pretend you're not bold because it's an excuse to not stretch yourself.”
― Lily Chu, The Stand-In

“Maybe, for example, you didn’t have much control over your life as a kid. So, to avoid disappointment, you learned never to ask yourself what you truly wanted. And it worked for a long time. Only now, upon realizing you didn’t get what you didn’t know you wanted, you’re barreling down the highway in a midlife-crisis-mobile with a suitcase full of cash and a man named Stan in your trunk.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read