There was something astonishingly effortless about this woman. Like she had no interest in being anything but herself.
“But they were in love, the kind of love that hurts. They hit highs so high neither of them could quite stand it, and lows so low they weren't sure they'd survive them.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“If God wanted me to give you up, he wouldn't have made me who I am.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“She was a woman, after all. Living in a world created by men. And she had long known that assholes protect their own. They are faithful to no one but surprisingly protective of each other.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“Our family histories are simply stories. They are myths we create about the people who came before us, in order to make sense of ourselves.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“Hud would love his child the way his mother had loved him: actively, every day, and without ambiguity.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
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