Sean

“Memories: some can be sucker punching, others carry you forward; some stay with you forever, others you forget on your own. You can't really know which ones you'll survive if you don't stay on the battlefield, bad times shooting at you like bullets. But if you're lucky, you'll have plenty of good times to shield you.”
― Adam Silvera, More Happy Than Not

“Maybe it is always like this. We are granted these tiny windows of time, these small pockets of space, where nothing else intrudes. Maybe that's all we can ever hope to get, together. And maybe, just maybe, it will be enough.”
― Sarah Henstra, We Contain Multitudes

“It's ok to love someone."
"I know that." I didn't know that. I still don't think I do. It's a little like voluntarily standing in front of a firing squad. Opening myself up to be hurt, since I knoe hurt is inevitable.”
― Kheryn Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

“But if they keep accidentally ripping your heart out over and over again, doesn't mean they're terrible people, but it probably means you're better off getting to a distance where they can't keep doing that. Accidentally or not.”
― Sophie Gonzales, Only Mostly Devastated