Mari

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.’ —Charles Spurgeon”
― John Marrs, What Lies Between Us

“I keep most people at arm’s length for a reason. If you allow an emotional attachment to develop, eventually that person will disappoint you. They might not mean to, but if a better opportunity comes along, they will always leave you for it. I’ve learned the hard way that people – even loved ones – are transient souls.”
― John Marrs, What Lies Between Us

“We die as we live,” says Fareed, reaching for a ruler. “Our mental and physical traumas, our pasts, daily habits, lusts, desires, fetishes, addictions—it’s all written into the body.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Patient's Secret

“nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, it also holds true that nothing is more terrifying than to be divested of a crutch.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Patient's Secret