Rochelle

“The light is a funny thing, Grant. We think it shows us what we need to see, but in reality, it blinds us. That’s why I brought you here. I wanted you to see me.”
― Adrienne Wilder, In the Absence of Light

“A mated Walker was a beast better left unprovoked.”
― Nicole Edwards, Ethan

“Love is easy." He traced my eyebrow with his thumb.

"Trust is what's hard. Broken hearts can be fixed. Broken trust?" His touch followed a tear down my cheek to my lips.

"Trust doesn't heal. Your parents broke your trust when you were really young, it changed you, it took something away. Then the one time you let trust grow, you thought it had been broken again. That's where it can be tricky, because sometimes trust feels broken when it's only a little dented up.”
― Adrienne Wilder, In the Absence of Light

“I think I understand. Why all great things are sad. Why silence aches. Why people lose their way. Why when I see a lone figure, I wonder who she is missing and not who she'll meet. Why babies die when they're not touched. Why young girls cradle letters from strange boys with nameless pain upon their hearts. We're not meant to be alone. We're made with holes inside our souls. The only way to survive is to fill them. I think the catch is, you don't get to choose with what'.”
― Ella James, Sloth