jodie

“Grief, especially when it's still raw, is like having a thirst that no amount of water quenches. It can't be consoled; it can't be alleviated. It's unrelenting and constant. I wish I could tell her that it will get easier with time. But if I told her that I'd also have to tell her that easier doesn't mean it ever goes away.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross

“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands."

(As quoted on BookRiot, June 18, 2013)”
― Neil Gaiman

“I'm starting to realize that being born into this social world is a little like being born into clean air. You take it in as soon as you breathe, and pretty soon you don't even realize that while you can walk around with clear lungs, other people are wearing oxygen masks just to survive.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross

“I've never done grey before, but I suspect it's one of those things that, tried once, you can never resile from.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, When Michael Met Mina