Sarah

“there were two kinds of optimists in the world: those who hoped and those who madly persevered.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Glorious Rivals

“I wanted you in fourth grade, when you launched me off that water pillow and broke two of my ribs,” he said, his eyes narrowed on me behind his glasses like he could still see us at the lake. “I wanted you in sixth grade, when I drove over your foot with my dad’s ATV. I wanted you when Mr. Pockets got hit by a car and you cried as hard as I did, I wanted you when you kissed the shit out of me in the shed, and now, God help me, I want you when you shattered my fucking heart to keep me from ruining my own future.”
― Lynn Painter, Fake Skating

“Since we are admitting things,” she forces out, “you should know that I always wanted to be a baker.” The Imperial blinks. This is then followed by the predicted laughter. “I’m sorry, I just can’t imagine you wanting to make anyone feel warm and fuzzy inside.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“That is what Kitt Azer feels like. An enticing devastation.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful