Lisa Rafofsky

“This was the flaw in making a bargain with yourself. There is no one else there to agree to the terms.”
― Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Latecomer

“Their life together, which had its distinct rhythms and drama, was generally invisible to everyone else; sometimes she thought they were like performers in a flea circus between shows, doing their microscopic tricks only for each other.”
― Meg Wolitzer, The Ten-Year Nap

“Despite the curse, despite the losses you might endure, she knew now that love was the only thing that lasted. It was inside you and with you for all eternity.”
― Alice Hoffman, Magic Lessons

“Sometimes what we avoid most is not pain but mystery. He”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix