Ashlynn

“That was the horror of it. We all secretly hope that tragedy will only ever happen to other people... sooner or later, it happens to you.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

“Love isn’t conditional,” Ruth said. “It’s not dependent on jumping through hoops to please someone—and always failing. You can’t love someone if you’re afraid of them, Mariana. I know it’s hard to hear. It’s a kind of blindness—but unless you wake up and see clearly, it will persist throughout your whole life, affecting how you see yourself, and others too.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

“I doubt he felt the same way, but feelings don’t have to be mutual to be real.”
― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors

“Maybe humans are like that, she thought. Maybe the moments that meant something to you and the people you've loved over the years are the rings. Maybe what you thought you'd lost is still there, inside of you, giving you strength.”
― Christina Baker Kline, The Exiles