Rachel Marek

“Grief is a powerful, illogical emotion, and some memories are safer left boarded up and undisturbed.”
― Rebecca Yarros, The Things We Leave Unfinished

“Without the potential for disaster, would we ever really know what we have?”
― Rebecca Yarros, The Things We Leave Unfinished

“Think of it this way." She crosses her ankles in my lap. "Imagine your soul is made up of a bundle of matches. They're just sitting there. Do you follow?"
"So far."
"Each one represents something in your life. A match for love, a match for family, a match for career, and all the other stuff that fulfills us. Still with me?"
"Mm-hm."
"You've been pouring water over your matches to keep them in perfect order because fire is scary and you can get burned, but matches don't want to be wet, they want to be on fire. All it takes is one thing to happen, one tiny match gets lit, and it's like a domino effect, lighting all the other matches. All you have to do is light that first match.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“Realizing you might be broken, but that doesn't mean you can't heal. That doesn't mean you can't be loved.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project