Shirley

“Nothing cut deeper than loss, but finding what you lost hurt too. You couldn’t hold it without grieving for all the years your arms were empty.”
― Samantha Sotto Yambao, The Elsewhere Express

“Does it make you happy?” “Yeah.” “And is it doing anyone any harm?” “No?” “Then who the fuck cares what anyone else thinks?”
― Sangu Mandanna, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

“Nothing hurts as bad as hope being met with reality.”
― Jennette McCurdy, Half His Age

“How much beauty you've missed. Because it really is beautiful: this future you prayed we would never get the chance to see. I think you'd like it if you gave it a chance. But that's something I've learned in the years since I left the ranch: you cannot change people who refuse to be changed”
― Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear