“I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“His heart has a draft. It lets in light. It lets in storms. It lets in everything.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“It is just a storm, he tells himself, but he is tired of looking for shelter. It is just a storm, but there is always another waiting in its wake.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“He'd fallen in love slowly and quietly, and it was a quiet sort of love, full of phrases left unsaid, laced with dreams.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
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