Steph

“When people pity you, it's like they don't realize that the exact same thing is coming for them. And then I feel embarrassed and uncomfortable and have to pity them, because, like, do you not realize that it's always someone's turn? You haven't noticed everyone gets a few blows that seem so big you can't survive them?”
― Emily Henry, A Million Junes

“So often, we pretend we’ve made a decision, when what we’ve really done is signed up to try until it gets too uncomfortable.”
― Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

“Don't ditch your childhood dreams just because you dreamt them up as a child.”
― Carrie Hope Fletcher

“My main characters are more extensions of my social circle than figments of my imagination. Each is fleshed out with characteristics of myself or my loved ones, endowed with unwritten parts stitched together from my own experiences and the secrets of those closest to me. These embezzled backstories dictate my characters' actions as much as my own personal history decides my emotional responses. I don't invent my characters. I steal them from my surroundings. To be a writer is to be a life thief. Every day, I rob myself blind.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told