Sam

“That’s the thing about trauma; once you feel like you’re safely back on land after treading water and managing not to drown, you get pulled right back out into the rough waters to do it all over again.”
― Leah Brunner, House Mate

“A minute later she's asleep. The entire universe is here, in his arms.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Deep End

“Fine’ means spending three years alone, trying to heal without burdening anyone or forcing someone else to hold him up when he can’t stand on his own. ‘Fine’ feels so desperately lonely when he says it like that.”
― Mallory Marlowe, Love and Other Conspiracies

“Well, how interesting. Men are afraid of women being funnier than them, and women are afraid of, oh, I don’t know, being oppressed, beaten, raped, or killed by men. But look out! Funny chick here might follow you down an alley and make you chuckle without consent!”
― Tarah Dewitt, Funny Feelings