Paula Smith

“Alton’s cheeks flushed, but he asked in his sweet voice, “You are friends with Rune?” That same ache from a moment ago flared, and I cast a panicked look around our families. Rune’s mamma winced. I didn’t know what to say. Alton pulled on my dress again, waiting for an answer. Sighing, I kneeled down and said sadly, “He was my very best friend in the whole wide world.” I pressed my hand over my chest. “And I loved him with my whole heart, every single inch of it.” Leaning in closer, I whispered through a thick throat, “And I always will.”
― Tillie Cole, A Thousand Boy Kisses

“Mine,” he said as he watched her. He rubbed his face against her plumped folds but made no move to taste or touch like she wanted.”
― Lacey Thorn, Waking the Beast

“A body is simply a package for the true gifts inside. And you are full of gifts. Selflessness, kindness, compassion. All the things that matter. Youth and beauty fade. Human decency doesn’t.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9

“Life can be a little shit sometimes. But shit also makes great fertilizer.”
― Sarah Adams, Beg, Borrow, or Steal