Onalee Duhrkoop

“Why, God, did You give her such a restless spirit and then put her in a family like ours?”
― Anna Miriam Brown, Of Ashes

“I put my free hand on my cheek. It was warm. Knowing I was blushing made me blush harder. I did not blush. That was not a thing I did. I guess until now.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“It took me a long while to realize that Rhysand, whether he knew it or not, had effectively kept me from shattering completely.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“Unhealed trauma is a crack. And all the little hard things that trickle into it that would have rolled off someone else, settle. Then when life gets cold, that crack gets bigger, longer, deeper. It makes new breaks. You don’t know how broken she was or what she was trying to do to fill those cracks. Being broken is not an excuse for bad behavior, you still have to make good choices and do the right thing. But it can be the reason. And sometimes understanding the reason can be what helps you heal.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer