Emma Dowling

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it’s not proud. It doesn’t dishonour others, it’s not self-seeking, it’s not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
But it’s shit. It’s all a lie.”
― Jessa Hastings, Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home

“Our eyes hold like our hands won’t. I love you, he blinks. Prove it, I sigh.”
― Jessa Hastings, Magnolia Parks

“If I had to pick one person to be in my corner, it’d be you. Every time.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“I want to kiss her. Really kiss her. But without her seeing me and able to know who she's kissing, it seems too intimate. So I restrict myself and set a new boundary. I can do everything with her, but I won't kiss her on the lips. Because I have this feeling, if I do, I won't be able to stop or ever get her out of my mind again. So it's to protect me more than her.”
― Maggie Cole, Ruthless Stranger