Randi

“The thing is, you’re perfect, Jamie. Absolutely fantastic—always have been. I’ve never been anything but amazed by you. And I don’t think I’m there yet. I want to deserve you.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You

“The older I get, the more I think the barometer for intelligence is how kind you are. Because it’s not an easy thing to do, staying mindful, after all you go through in life.”
― Josh Malerman, Incidents Around the House

“That’s real cruelty. That’s world cruelty. Where it’s not just the idea that one person is cruel, it’s that they believe, and have reason to believe, the whole world feels the same.”
― Josh Malerman, Incidents Around the House

“also explained that your attempts at pushing me away were so fucking clumsy, a toddler could have seen through them. ‘She’s afraid,’ I told her. ‘She has lost so much in her life, she can’t imagine a scenario in which a romantic relationship works out. But she’s smart, too. And brave. And once she realizes that she’s lying to herself, she’s going to come back to me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Cruel Winter with You