Rachel

“need to open my eyes and look—and be aware of life as it is happening, and not simply how I want it to be.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“when you have no real difficulty in your life you end up creating your own.”
― Lucy Foley, The Midnight Feast