Maddie

“My older self knows that you must stop—in the middle of the chaos—to take in the world around you. To breathe in deeply, smell the sunscreen and the rubber of the ball, let the breeze blow across your neck, feel the warmth of the sun on your skin. In this respect, I love the way the world has aged me.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back

“Some books you don’t read so much as live, and finishing one of those always makes me think of ascending from a scuba dive. Like if I surface too fast I might get the bends.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“...in the end, the best part of a love story isn't having it. It's getting to keep writing.”
― Emily Wibberley, The Roughest Draft