Maril Malcom

“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“I never knew what life was until it ran out in a red gush over my lips, my hands!”
― Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire

“Ove realized that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“Inside was my father’s wallet, his reading glasses, his wedding ring. Identity, insight, heart: the only things we leave behind.”
― Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here