Annissa

“That time always ends a second before you’re ready.

That life is the minutes you want minus one.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“She wasn't sure she could speak. She wanted him to take her again to the place.. In case he never came back, she wanted him to take her there now.
"I'm going to miss you, Kya. Every day, all day."
"You might forget me."
"I will never forget you. Ever. You take care of the marsh till I get back, you hear? And be careful."
"I will."
"I mean it now, Kya. Watch out for folks; don't let strangers get near you.. I'll come home... I'll be back before you know it.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing / American Dirt

“I love you,' he says, and Addie wonders if this is love, this gentle thing.
If it is meant to be this soft, this kind.
The difference between heat, and warmth.
Passion, and contentment.
'I love you, too,' she says.
She wants it to be true.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Her heart catches at the mention of that night four years before, the first time he did not come. He savors the sight of her surprise.
'You saw,' she says.
'I am the night itself. I see everything.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue