Mariana

“If he’s a black hole, I’ve reached his event horizon.”
― Emily Henry, Happy Place

“Sometimes I think mine might turn to stone any minute now, and yet every time I see you I soften, reminded of how you still choose kindness over anger at every step.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Evidence of the Affair

“The thing was—” He stopped, looking for the right language. “Yes?” the doctor said. “Alice is a lamp. A bright lamp, from the moment she was born. She kind of shines. Looking at her hurt my eyes, and I was afraid to touch her.” “You were afraid of her light?” “No. I was afraid I was going to put her light out. That my darkness would swamp her light.” “So you felt like you had to stay away from her, to keep her safe.” “I have to stay away from her, yes.”
― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

“To feel something was to feel alive. And to feel alive was starting to feel like love.”
― Jessica Anya Blau, Mary Jane