Nicole

“It's such a colossal effort not to be haunted by what's lost, but to be enchanted by what was.”
― Jandy Nelson

“grief is a house
where the chairs
have forgotten how to hold us
the mirrors how to reflect us
the walls how to contain us

grief is a house that disappears
each time someone knocks at the door
or rings the bell
a house that blows into the air
at the slightest gust
that buries itself deep in the ground
while everyone is sleeping

grief is a house where no one can protect you
where the younger sister
will grow older than the older one
where the doors
no longer let you in
or out”
― Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere

“For the first time in our lives, I’m somewhere she can’t find, and I don’t have the map to give her that leads to me.”
― Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere

“After last night, there’s no denying the promise of what’s between us. I’m not backing off, so rather than coming up with a new defence – which I’m sure I’d find highly entertaining – just give in, babe. You know you’re going to eventually.”
― Samantha Young, On Dublin Street