Neela

“You won’t understand what I mean now, but someday you will: the only trick of friendship, I think, is to find people who are better than you are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, and more generous, and more forgiving—and then to appreciate them for what they can teach you, and to try to listen to them when they tell you something about yourself, no matter how bad—or good—it might be, and to trust them, which is the hardest thing of all. But the best, as well.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“I’ve lived in pain since the moment I lost you. I’ve learned to live with it, but I haven’t learned to accept it.”
― Claire Contreras, Paper Hearts

“Who never tried to alter my language, but instead learned to translate the meaning behind my silence.”
― Claire Contreras, Paper Hearts

“Families of the heart on the other hand, are those we create with the people who truly love us.”
― Helena Stone, Scenes from Adelaide Road