B

“I know what I’m talking about. People aren’t interested in romance. They want sober, informative reports that use complex words and make them feel stupid, thereby inspiring them to seek higher education.”

A moment of silence followed this speech as Messrs. Fettick and Flogg tried to decide if it was satire.”
― India Holton, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

“And it might have been an offer, or it might have been just him dreaming. Either way, he could not seem to help himself. The narrative gravity drew them together slowly; so slowly, either one of them might have stepped back, packed their clothes, and left the room before the other moved an inch.
But they did not leave. And so the momentum or some unknown magic kept going, until at last their lips met.”
― India Holton, The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

“Somehow over the past few days, Beth Pickering had become the center of his personal gravity. Whenever he left her side for long, it felt like his heart was spinning out into darkness.”
― India Holton

“Maybe this was what freedom felt like. Months ago, at the start, she’d thought that freedom meant being able to cut and run. It was what she’d needed at the time. But now, finally, she felt free enough to stay—free to choose Isabel, to be with her through the good and the bad, to throw herself into the pain and joy of loving someone even if she didn’t know what was on the other side.”
― Darcy Liao, Make Room for Love