Nicole

“Half of love was being afraid. Not of the person, of course not-but being afraid of how love could ruin you, how it could feel like handing over part of your soul to be trampled. Not a fear of what the one you loved might do to you, but a fear of what the world could, when you let part of your heart walk around outside your body.”
― Hannah Whitten, The Nightshade Crown Series 3-Book Collection Set - Dark Fantasy Romance and Court Intrigue - The Foxglove King, The Hemlock Queen, The Nightshade God

“Though the word may suggest otherwise, recovery is not about salvaging the old at all. Its about accepting that you must forsake a familiar self forever, in favor of one that is being newly born. It is an act of brute, terrifying discovery.”
― Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

“There are rare, shining bright periods of our lives where everything seems almost too good to be true. All the pieces fall into place, effortlessly and beautifully, and we get to enjoy the final masterpiece with not one single worry. They're the kind of moments where we realize we're lucky to be alive, to be who we are, to be breathing the air around us. They're the kind of days that remind us why we had to suffer through the dark ones, why it's all worth it in the end.”
― Kandi Steiner, A Love Letter to Whiskey

“I believed him when he said that, but sometimes we say things we don't mean. We may mean them in the moment the words leave our lips, but as time goes on, good intentions get rubbed raw by failed expectations. Those on the promising end forget why they promised at all, hearts jaded - for good reason.”
― Kandi Steiner, A Love Letter to Whiskey