Katie Pedersen

“It felt like I’d lost something I didn’t know I wanted. And I realized you could get used to anything—even being alone for years—right until the moment you touched something better than what you had.”
― Emma Scott, The Butterfly Project

“It’s what you learn from the bad things that can determine the path you choose. If you embrace your scars and let them make you stronger, you might be able to open up and move beyond the pain.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“Everything that happens in your life is to prepare you, Veronica,” she’d said. “Metal has to go through fire to melt and be turned into a sword. Be strong because this is just a test. You are being melted, being molded into a stronger person. This burning will pass, and you will find rest. Don’t give up, honey.”
― Isabelle Ronin, Chasing Red

“They called each other "baby" so often that I occasionally wondered if they had forgotten each other's names.”
― Jojo Moyes, Still Me