Emily

“The feeling you have of wanting me, of not wanting to share me? That feeling is love. I have it for you too. It’s like the wind and the sun, it just keeps coming. It’s infinite. There’s no end to the wind, no end to the sun. No end to my love. No knife in the world can cut it in half.”
― Kara Gnodde, The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything: A Cosmopolitan Best Book – Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Debut About Siblings, Love, and Math

“But burning that bright and that fiercely must be exhausting; no one can sustain it forever. Charlie wishes he could tell Dev it’s okay to flicker out sometimes. It’s okay to tend to his own flame, to keep himself warm. He doesn’t have to be everything for everyone else all the time.”
― Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive

“But you have to live the life you have. You have to find inspiration in the struggle, and pull joy out of the hardship. That’s what we try to do—counterbalance the suffering with laughter, fuzzy blankets, hugs, sing-alongs, sunny-day picnics, chocolate chip cookies, and wildflowers. Because that’s all we can do: carry the sorrow when we have to, and absolutely savor the joy when we can. Life is always, always both.”
― Katherine Center, How to Walk Away

“The past couldn’t be changed. The future couldn’t be controlled or guaranteed. All he could do was deal with what was going on now—here, in the present. What did he want his life to look like now?”
― Roni Loren, What If You & Me