nina

“I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer. Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

“Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy. Sometimes it makes you incredibly sad.”
― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

“Will I feel his ashes as they fall against mine?”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Tell the sun and stars hello for me.”
― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades