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“I’m sorry,’ Hannah says. ‘I’m sorry for putting you through this—I’m sorry for not telling you—I’m sorry for being the way that I am—’
“‘Don’t you say that,’ her mom says, jerking back from her and shaking her shoulders.
“‘Don’t you ever say that,’ her dad says, tears spilling forth from his eyes.
“Her mom looks at her straight on, and her expression is resolute. ‘God knew exactly what He was doing when He created you, Hannah.”
― Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

“Hannah,” Ms. Carpenter says softly. I think we all hide from God sometimes. We all have things we’re ashamed of. The essential thing is that you work through it.”
“How am I supposed to do that?”
Ms. Carpenter turns her head from side to side, her eyes glazed over in thought. “You refuse to be imprisoned by that shame. You realize that you are good – you are good because God made you – and you claim that goodness.”
― Kelly Quindlen, Her Name in the Sky

“One flesh, one end, bitch.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

“As I was saying. He could never use you. You own him. You should’ve seen the way he was looking at you while you were out.”
I smiled a little. “How?”
“Like you’re the ocean and he’s desperate to drown.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer