Alexandria

“God only forgives those who repent--how can we do better than Him? He calls on us to love the unrepented, but only as a quality of mercy, of love that is constante. Constant. Something very different from forgiveness.”
― Natalie Jenner, Every Time We Say Goodbye

“More often than not, you see the worst of people. You learn that most adults lie. That most people only look out for themselves. That you are only as interesting as you are useful to someone.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

“My romantic entanglements always end badly, and I could never stand to lose you, Belle. You mean more to me than any woman, even more than my own family most of the time. I want you at my side - as my partner, my confident, and my librarian - until the end.”
― Marie Benedict, The Personal Librarian

“I realized that to achieve one dream, you had to forsake your core identity. Changing your name is easy. Changing your soul is impossible.”
― Marie Benedict, The Personal Librarian