Laura

“Three words, Ignis aurum probat. “Fire tests gold.” The rest of the phrase: “. . . and adversity tests the brave.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

“You’ve made me shiny, Laura,” I said. I tried to stop it, but a little tear ran down the side of my nose. I wiped it away with the back of my hand before it could dampen the ends of my new hair. “Thank you for making me shiny.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“It’s the truth. Ollie and Nettie would never help me. I’m their mother, which means in our relationship they will always be children, and will only see things from their own perspectives.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Mother-in-Law