Khushi

“There was no clear defining point between the before and after of our marriage. Somewhere along the way, the lines between happiness and resentment got blurred, and here we are.”
― Ana Huang, King of Greed

“I won’t play the game—I don’t bake cupcakes and make cooing noises over pictures of everyone’s kids. If a man doesn’t bake cupcakes and make cooing noises, you know what they call him? Senior Partner. Ben hasn’t made cupcakes once. But men expect you to be more thoughtful than they are—softer, more accommodating. And when you are paid less than your peers, or assaulted on a date, or lose a promotion, they’ll tell you it was your fault—you were too soft, too accommodating.”
― Elizabeth O'Roark, The Devil You Know

“I broke her heart once, and I’d let her break my heart a thousand times in return if it meant that one day she found her way back to me.”
― Ana Huang, King of Greed

“He stares up at me like one does the sun—in equal parts pain and wonder.”
― Lauren Asher, Love Redesigned