Emily

“I think forgiveness is earned and when it hasn’t been earned, we don’t owe that person anything. We only owe ourselves the grace of forgiveness. And I think there are some people who we can only ever forgive if we never have to see them again.”
― Samantha Young, Forever the Highlands

“I sucked in a breath, pulling my tears back in because the ache in my gut was making itself known. I was lucky, I reminded myself. I was lucky to feel this kind of pain from their loss. Not everyone had parents like mine. It was a privilege to have been loved like that for so long. So now I had to deal with it and face this world without them.”
― Samantha Young, Half-Light Harbor

“And once we are gone from this earth, I will continue to love you among the stars. I will be the night, the darkest patch of sky around you, just to ensure that everyone can see how you sparkle. And once your light starts fading, I will take you into my black embrace, and that is where I will love you beyond death.”
― Liv Zander, Shadows So Cruel

“Well.” She smiles softly over at me. “You were this beautiful book that I started to read in Switzerland but I got interrupted and felt like I didn’t get to finish the story.” She takes a sip of wine. “But I always had your page turned down in hope that one day I could pick it back up to see how it ended.”
― T.L. Swan, The Heart You Kept