Heather

“(I)f you do not believe that hearts can bloom suddenly bigger, and that love can open like a flower out of even the hardest places, then I am afraid that for you the road will be long and brown and barren, and you will have trouble finding the light.
But if you do believe, then you already know all about magic.”
― Lauren Oliver, Liesl & Po

“I didn’t want to be saved from myself. Nobody does! All we want is permission to stand there naked and be our damned selves.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

“It is such hard work to keep your heart hidden! And worse, by the time you find it easy, it will be harder still to show it. It is a terrible magic in this world to ask for exactly the thing you want. Not least because to know exactly the thing you want and look it in the eye is a long, long labor.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

“It is not an easy thing to do, walk away from what you’ve built and save yourself.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People