Bookish Dream Pixie

“You don’t tell me what to do, Miss Green,” he says. “It’s the other way around. Understand? Now stop being such a petulant brat and go pee into the cup. Now.”
― Sara Cate, The Heartbreaker

“when I returned to Austin, I was never fully present, at least not with my family. Which means all the things I wanted to say to him have been left unsaid. Years and years of resentment and anger and hurt have just been lying dormant inside me since I was a kid. And rather than face it, find closure, and heal, I’ve been silent. But I’m done being silent now.”
― Sara Cate, The Heartbreaker

“My life fell apart when I was sober, so it’s ironic that drunk me is able to start piecing it back together. As I’m cleaning, I can’t stop thinking about what Isaac said. Am I really turning into my father? Deep down, did I always know how much like him I am? That’s why I tried to spare anyone else from spending their life with me. I refused to treat the people I love the way he did. Dismissive. Abusive. Manipulative. I didn’t run away the same way Isaac did, but I did run away. And I’ve been running ever since.”
― Sara Cate, The Heartbreaker

“in situations like this, when I need something to ground me, his commands give me exactly what I need.”
― Sara Cate, The Heartbreaker