Carissa

“We can never go back again, that much is certain. The past is still too close to us. The things we have tried to forget and put behind us would stir again,”
― Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“River stretched. He wiggled his toes in the fading sun, and smiled. "Violet, Violet. You curl up next to me, nap, and leave. What is this, some sort of one-nap stand?" He smiled. "Screw the movie. Get back over here.”
― April Genevieve Tucholke, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

“River was one of those magical people who slept like a woodland creature or someone under a fairy spell. Sweet and pretty and quiet, with glossy eyelids and mouth in a soft pout.”
― April Genevieve Tucholke, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

“Right now there's sorrow. I don't envy the pain. But I envy you the pain.”
― André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name