imaginary trouble

“Whereas you’re so adept at keeping up appearances you don’t even realize something is influencing you until much later. You’ve buried it, and by the time you get around to uncovering it, it’s necrotic. Practically eating you alive.”
― Elsie Silver, Off to the Races

“You don’t have to understand my choices. You simply have to survive. I love you enough to bear the weight of your disappointment.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“I constantly needled him, pushing the limits of his patience, all to see what he’d tolerate. To see if he’d snap. I’ve been hot and cold to the extreme. Because maybe, just maybe, if I couldn’t scare him off, he’d be worthy of my trust. Maybe if I put my worst foot forward, and he still stuck around, maybe then I could open up.”
― Elsie Silver, Off to the Races

“Because deep inside my stupid heart, I still want people to like me.”
― Marion Blackwood, Empire of Flame and Thorns