skylar ₊˚⊹♡ [busy]

“The thing is,' Gwen said, muffled again against her dress, 'I think I could love a man. I just...haven't. I don't notice many people in that way. And if I could love a man, then surely I should try. It would make everything so much easier.'
'You could,' said Arthur. 'You could fall in love with a man, and know that you once liked Bridget, and neither of those things would change the other. They would both be true. But right now you do like Bridget. So I don't think you should settle for a life that denies that particular truth.”
― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

“You're a bad liar, Tripp Talbot. Always have been.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

“you were trying to help people who were hurting find peace. I know that secrets can eat you alive, and the truth can break your heart, and sometimes it’s hard to know which is worse.” I can feel my T-shirt getting wetter, but Brynn is crying quietly this time. “I know that you can have the best intentions and still get the worst results. And I know”—I pull her closer and rest my chin on the top of her head—“that you won’t always feel like this.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

“Because you can make a real difference with every story, and give a voice to people who don’t have one.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell