Danny Kearl

“Of course I mean it. I’d go to war for your daughter. For you, too.” “Why?” she whispers, and I think of a hundred ways I can answer that question. Because I’m attracted to you. Because I’m determined to show you there are good men out there. Because it’s the bare minimum of what you deserve. Because I’m fucking falling in love with you, and I’d let you break my heart if that’s what you wanted. “Because y’all are mine.” I tuck a loose piece of hair behind her ear. “And I protect what’s mine.”
― Chelsea Curto, Slap Shot

“Joy doesn’t require the absence of grief,” my mother said. “We have the capacity to hold both at the same time. That’s part of the human experience.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“Hmmm,” Winnie says, sounding unimpressed. “Men do not get to interfere in the ways of women and one of the fundamentals of such ways is: you must tell your best friend all about your love life in excessive, lascivious detail.”
― Hannah Haze, Shattered Stars

“Okay, let’s just get this straight, yeah?” He stands up to his full height. “You are mine. So your problems are mine, your hurt is mine, your happiness is mine to share, and your achievements are mine to cheer you on for. The same way I’m yours. Every breath in my lungs, every cell in my body, is yours. If you want something, fuckin’ take it because it’s my privilege to give it to you. “I don’t want to hear any more of this ‘not your problem’ bullshit because if it’s a problem for you, then it’s a problem for me, and I’m gonna fuckin’ deal with it. I’m not Marshall, I’m not your roommate, I’m not your parents. I’m not gonna let you down. Because you and me, we belong to each other now, okay?”
― Anna Harrison, Fighting Spirit