Madison

“Keep writing. You will find the words you need to share. They are already within you, even in the shadows, hiding like jewels.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“She was trembling. Her eyes were wide and wild as she stared at him. He could lose himself in those hazel eyes, in wanting to calm the fear that blazed within her.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Do you ever feel as if you wear armor, day after day? That when people look at you, they see only the shine of steel that you’ve so carefully encased yourself in? They see what they want to see in you—the warped reflection of their own face, or a piece of the sky, or a shadow cast between buildings. They see all the times you’ve made mistakes, all the times you’ve failed, all the times you’ve hurt them or disappointed them. As if that is all you will ever be in their eyes. How do you change something like that? How do you make your life your own and not feel guilt over it?”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“I know what it feels like to lose someone you love. To feel as if you’re left behind, or like your life is in shambles and there’s no guidebook to tell you how to stitch it back together

But time will slowly heal you, as it is doing for me. There are good days and there are difficult days. Your grief will never fully fade, it will always be with you — a shadow you carry in your soul — but it will become fainter as your life becomes brighter. You will learn to live outside of it again, as impossible as that may sound. Others who share your pain will also help you heal. Because you are not alone. Not in your fear or your grief or your hopes or your dreams.

You are not alone.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals