“We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.”
― House Rules
― House Rules
“Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards.”
― The Last Song
― The Last Song
“Listen to me,” Joan said. “I was circling two hundred miles above the Earth, and all I wanted was to get home and see you. Do you understand that? Do you understand that I don’t care how big or small this world is, that you are the center of mine? Do you understand that, to someone, you are everything that matters on this entire planet?”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“The best place to cry is on a mother's arms.”
― House Rules
― House Rules
“Because the world had decided that to be soft was to be weak, even though in Joan’s experience being soft and flexible was always more durable than being hard and brittle. Admitting you were afraid always took more guts than pretending you weren’t. Being willing to make a mistake got you further than never trying. The world had decided that to be fallible was weak. But we are all fallible. The strong ones are the ones who accept it.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
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