Elexiaroses

“You know why it didn’t work out with him?”
“Why?”
“Because God made you for me.”
― Penelope Ward, Neighbor Dearest

“The sparrow is associated with freedom. At one time, sailors got a tattoo of a sparrow for every five thousand nautical miles they traveled. Sparrows were believed to bring good luck. Sometimes the sailor got his sparrow tattoo even before leaving the docks, hoping it would act as a talisman and help bring him safely home again.”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

“Dear future wife…” He smirked in a way that made me want to beg for mercy. “If you think you’re going to give me trouble, think again. I invented trouble. I stir it, I mix it, I fucking fix it. Don’t try my patience, because you’ll discover I have absolutely none.”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

“He gave me lies, and I ate them from the palm of his hand.
He gave me lies, and for him, I closed my eyes”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow