Helena

“Madness is a place where I hide from those who would silence me.”
― Shannon Mayer, Recurve

“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

“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

“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