Ashley

“What was becoming clearer, however—and had probably always been clear to her mother—was that she was looking for understanding where there was none to be found.”
― Patrick Ryan, Buckeye

“It’s only when the woman in the purple dress is standing down on the sidewalk, panting after walking down all those stairs, that she realizes it’s not a black furry hat. It’s a black kitten. The woman’s apartment is never silent again.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Answer Is No

“What is it about time that confounds us? We spend it. We save it. We while it away. We waste it. We kill it. We complain about not having enough of it, or about having too much of it on our hands. We regret what we’ve done with it. We give it away. We want it back. We say “time and again” when something is bothering us and “it’s time” when something is supposed to end. Felix saw it so clearly: all we”
― Patrick Ryan, Buckeye

“It’s a needed reminder of who you are, of what truly matters. Because it’s your life and there’s still time to write it.”
― John Kenney, I See You've Called in Dead