Rose from Chapter Break

“I’ll take my chances against your fickle heart if it means it’s mine.”
― Cora Carmack, Faking It

“At least you earned your belief in something...Most people around here just say they believe whatever their family believes. They don't bother thinking for themselves...And the less they know, the louder they believe it.”
― Angela N. Blount, Once Upon a Road Trip

“I know you can take care of yourself," he said, with absolute certainty. His vivid eyes probed hers. With the same underlying resolve, he lifted a hand and brushed her cheek with his fingertips. "I just don't think... you shouldn't have to.”
― Angela N. Blount, Once Upon a Road Trip

“Romantic love, I think, requires a degree of physical attraction, but devotion is needed to maintain it as an actual relationship. Physical attraction is a feeling you don't really have control over, but devotion is something that has to be chosen. So, ideally... I suppose it's passion combined with the commitment to value someone else completely above oneself.”
― Angela N. Blount, Once Upon a Road Trip