Nicole

“Because when I finally stopped running, I realized to my amazement that I wasn’t out of breath. Just as quickly, the amazement turned to horror. I wasn’t breathing hard because I wasn’t breathing at all.”
― Noelle W. Ihli, Ask for Andrea

“You were never supposed to do more than he did. You weren’t supposed to be more. You sure as hell weren’t supposed to earn more. I know men like that. I come from a long line of men exactly like that, so believe me when I say he needed you to be less than him, and you were always going to be more.”
― Ally Carter, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

“But what’s wrong with being a romantic? I can be a confident, independent woman and still want someone to hold my hand. To ask about my day. It’s a good thing to want passion and excitement and care. Attention and affection. I don’t want to settle for anything less than that.”
― B.K. Borison, First-Time Caller

“Life is what’s happening while you’re busy making other plans’?”
― Courtney Walsh, A Cross-Country Christmas