Michelle

“One mountain at a time. One lap at a time. No matter how many laps it takes, just keep taking the next step and the next step and the next step.”
― Nicki Koziarz

“She has always thought that kindness was an active thing. But the not doing of something, an act of restraint -- could that be kindness too?”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“His spirits were too elastic to know the meaning of depression, and the setback had intriguing angles to it which he was broad-minded enough to appreciate as an artist.”
― Leslie Charteris

“I'm tired of spending every minute of every hour of every day fighting back tears, swallowing repeatedly to try and ease the constant ache at the back of my throat. Even at night, as I lie there hugging my pillow, staring out through the open curtains, I don't allow myself to give in -- because if I did I would fall apart, I would fragment into a thousand pieces like shattered glass.”
― Tabitha Suzuma, Forbidden