Ashlynn

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

“I am capable of moving beyond my mistakes. I am able to heal from the hurt and pain I have caused.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Push

“There are several important lessons to be learned from Nanking, and one is that civilization itself is tissue-thin.”
― Iris Chang, The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II

“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