Annie's reading corner

“My life was fine. My job was fine. My house was fine. My friends were fine. God, I was sick of fucking fine. I needed something--anything--to be great.”
― Aly Martinez, The Fall Up

“Love openly,” my heart whispered. “Love unconditionally,” my heart begged. “Love the struggles,” my heart taught. “Love in the moment.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Art & Soul

“No, I’m not happy. I’m far from fucking happy. I’ve been far from fucking happy since I got out of prison. If I think back, I wasn’t exactly happy before prison either, and it’s your fucking fault!”
“How the fuck is that my fault?” Now, he’d gone too far, blaming me for his life years before I was even in it.
“Because you are the one who made me realize I was fucking unhappy. Because with you, I think I can actually BE happy!”
― T.M. Frazier, King

“I was the balance to his unsteadiness. He was the courage to my fear.”
― Vi Keeland, Bossman