Livs

“I was an aspiration, a flame he wanted to kiss. But for her, he would have lit the entire island. I was a smart decision. She made a dreamer of him. & well, for the child that came, he sacrificed it all. He loved you both. Understand that. A part of me even thinks he might have loved me & his other wife too. Yano was a complicated man.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“A queen
offers her hand to be kissed,
& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“Hearing Sloane and Arthur talk about books was like listening to a song in another language. The message didn’t always make it through, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t appreciate the melody.”
― Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

“I try not to give names to what I feel for you, because I already know it's too much, and I want peace from the shit that love brings in its wake. I want to be alone, and unburdened, and free.”
― Robert Galbraith, Troubled Blood