Molly

“The entire funeral had been a blur. My dad’s death had come as a shock-he was still in his fifties, he was supposed to have plenty of time left. But the whole day had felt surreal, like I was in a dream, or in someone else’s life. I hadn’t known what to say or how to act, and so I’d just kind of shut down, retreated inside myself to the place I could always go as a kid when I needed some quiet.”
― Alicia Thompson, Love in the Time of Serial Killers

“I want to slow clap for her, but I refrain because she hated it when I did that to her last time.”
― Sarah Adams, The Rule Book

“He groans, cutting me off while running his hands over his face. He’s already exasperated with me, and I’ve only been here five minutes. It’s these small comforts in life that bring me joy.”
― Sarah Adams, The Rule Book

“I don’t know what I’m going to do. I just know that I will be guided by what I believe to be best for my mother. And if it comes at the expense of honesty, if it takes a small chunk out of my integrity, I’m OK with that. Perfectly, stunningly OK.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo