Laura

“I like people who've seen some darkness
The haunted ones.
I like people who don't claim to know what love is
The honest ones.”
― Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry

“And I pull her in. Press my forehead to hers. “Those who do not understand you,” I say softly, “will always doubt you.”
She leans back, just an inch. Looks up.
“And I,” I say, “I have never doubted you.”
“Never?”
I shake my head. “Not once.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“People say misery loves company, but I think it’s like that with anger too.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“The greatest happiness fades when it is continual, derived always from the same source, and we find ourselves exempted from fear and from hope.”
― Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, La Belle et la Bête