Ashley Ruiz

“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Love. It was the only kind of torture I wasn’t familiar with.”
― T.M. Frazier, Lawless

“Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. Love is mean, but it’s good. It keeps us alive.”
― Tarryn Fisher, Thief

“The hearts I make are shattered, but whole. They’re kaleidoscopes that beam under the sun. They signify hope in love when you’ve lost it because, like love, you can look at a kaleidoscope a thousand different ways and find something new every time. Shattered or not, if you look carefully enough, you’ll find something beautiful in them, and all beautiful things are a little broken.”
― Claire Contreras, Kaleidoscope Hearts