“It was tricky to explain how much light and darkness could exist in the same setting”
― Adelaide
― Adelaide
“Annie used to have a funny theory: we all have a Year Zero around which the calendars of our lives pivot. At some point you meet someone, and they become so important, so metamorphic, that ten, twenty, sixty-five years down the line you look back and realize that you could split your existence in two. Before they showed (BCE), and your Common Era. Your very own Gregorian calendar.”
― Love on the Brain
― Love on the Brain
“Being vulnerable doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you trust yourself to be strong enough to handle the hurt. It’s actually the purest form of strength.”
― Things We Hide from the Light
― Things We Hide from the Light
“If I could have chosen a son in this lifetime, it would have been you. Take care of my girls.”
― Things We Left Behind
― Things We Left Behind
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man’s opinion.”
― Love on the Brain
― Love on the Brain
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