Mariah Lapham

“Nothing had been okay, not for a long time. And every moment that I thought I was getting close, like the one I’d had earlier, seemed to remind the universe that I didn’t deserve that, not yet.”
― Sarah Dessen, Saint Anything

“Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Moon and More

“I think it's the bravest thing in the world - to run straight at love, even knowing how badly you could get hurt.”
― Emery Lord, Open Road Summer

“A heart's a heavy burden.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle