Leila

“And I knew that in spite of all the roses and kisses and restaurant dinners a man showered on a woman before he married her, what he secretly wanted when the wedding service ended was for her to flatten out underneath his feet like Mrs. Willard’s kitchen mat.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“I love the words I write until I soon realize how much I hate them, as if I am destined to always be at war within myself.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“I’m more dangerous than you think,” I flat-out bluster. “So I see. I’m quaking in my boots.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Mr. Twomey asked, prodding her like she was an uncooked turkey he didn’t want to catch salmonella from.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13