Helena

“Funny how love worked, sometimes fast, sometimes slow; sometimes exactly like the idea of love you had in your head, and sometimes not at all.”
― Julie Murphy, A Holly Jolly Ever After

“Besides, I knew, as only a daughter unable to rely on her mother could, that a woman could only really rely on herself.”
― Shannon Mayer, Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains

“All those moments throughout the days, weeks, months that don't get marked on calendars with hand-drawn stars or little stickers.
Those are the moments that make a life.
Not grand gestures, but mundane details that, over time, accumulate until you have a home, instead of a house.
The things that matter.
The things I can't stop longing for.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story

“We're always drawn back to our family of origin, aren't we? No matter how much pain they've caused, no matter how far we've run from them.”
― Lisa Unger, The New Couple in 5B