“Fear is a powerful ally,” he said. “And loyal.”
“This was the problem with being single. You had to do everything, absolutely everything, yourself. She opened the boot and sat in it, momentarily overcome by heat and pissedoffness. Every bill, every decision, every heavy box, every spider, was yours to pay or make or carry or kill. And she could do it. Of course she could do it. It was just that sometimes, she didn’t want to.”
― Not Bad People
― Not Bad People
“She did know. Melinda had no shortage of people to talk to, as long as she didn’t call them during bath time, or school pick-up, or at weekends. She censored herself too, tried not to sound needy or lonely. Upbeat, always. Like she wasn’t sitting at home with Netflix and a single-serve bottle of prosecco waiting for the work week to start.”
― Not Bad People
― Not Bad People
“She’s fifteen, above the age of consent, and he’s seventeen, but he’s still “the boy” in every conversation. She’s “the young woman”.
Words are not small things.”
― Beartown
Words are not small things.”
― Beartown
“As loath as I am to admit it, I’m better off taking my chances with you.”
― An Enchantment of Ravens
― An Enchantment of Ravens
“I used to think soul mates were two of the same. I used to think I was supposed to look for somebody that was like me. I don't believe in soul mates anymore and I'm not looking for anything. But if I did believe in them, I'd believe your soul mate was somebody who had all the things you didn't, that needed all the things you had. Not somebody who's suffering from the same stuff you are.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
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