Carmen Gonzalez

“I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them.”
― Gloria Whelan, Summer of the War

“Everybody has a home team: It’s the people you call when you get a flat tire or when something terrible happens. It’s the people who, near or far, know everything that’s wrong with you and love you anyways. These are the ones who tell you their secrets, who get themselves a glass of water without asking when they’re at your house. These are the people who cry when you cry. These are your people, your middle-of-the-night, no-matter-what people.”
― Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way

“Our thoughts dictate how we feel; so it is important to recognize that we are as we think we are”
― Jeremy Aldana

“What she really craved was a connection. That feeling you got when you knew you were supposed to be with someone.”
― J. Sterling, In Dreams