Emily

“Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“No matter how much we try to keep things in order, life seems determined to scatter Legos under our bare feet.”
― Sammy Rhodes

“Sometimes the church talks about singleness as if it were similar to being chosen for Hufflepuff by the Magic Sorting Hat in Harry Potter. The good news is that you still are at Hogwarts, but the bad news is that pretty much everyone else there will avoid you and make it clear they feel sad for you and would never, ever want to be you.”
― Sammy Rhodes, This Is Awkward: How Life's Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door to Intimacy and Connection

“Like a dog that won’t let go. They dig in, too, something deeper . . . dark. I can feel this calling for more, like a thirst. Like your temper when you know you’ve taken things too far, but you just can’t stop shouting.”
― A.R. Ivanovich, Lastland