Irina

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it.”
― Edith Wharton

“I'm thinking the reason I've been so quiet all those years is only because Brian wasn't around yet for me to tell everything to.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“WHERE DOES FIRE GO when it goes out?” Anna asked. Stephen shook his head. The answer he gave was remote. “Nowhere, Anna. It just goes away. We’ve been over this before.” They had. And Anna still didn’t like the answer. Why does the fire ever have to go away? She refused to concede the point. Not when he said it and not—nearly two years later—when she remembered him having said it.”
― Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau

“Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall, the books on the shelves, the contents of drawers: You could find your way around in the dark if you had to.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun