Rachel

“...they were exactly what the other needed; the missing piece that made everything else magically click into place.”
― Jennifer McMahon, Don't Breathe a Word

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach

“And then we're kissing. His lips are soft and leave mine tingling. I close my eyes, and in the darkness behind them I see beautiful blooming things, flowers spinning like snowflakes, and hummingbirds beating the same rhythm as my heart. I'm gone, lost, floating away into nothingness like I am in my dream, but this time it's a good feeling - like soaring, like being totally free. His other hand pushes my hair from my face, and I can feel the impression of his fingers everywhere that they touch, and I think of stars streaking through the sky and leaving burning trails behind them, and in that moment - however long it lasts, seconds, minutes, days - while he's saying my name into my mouth and I"m breathing into him, I realize this, right here, is the first and only time I've ever been kissed.”
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall

“Storytelling wasn't about making things up. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told.”
― Jennifer McMahon, Don't Breathe a Word