Selena

“One time, when I was very little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum, it hurt a lot. Mother said that if I'd just waited for the apples to ripen, I wouldn't have become sick. So now, whenever I really want something, I try to remember what she said about the apples.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“There’s something disturbing about recalling a warm memory and feeling utterly cold.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all.”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle