Gemma

“Deceit knew no boundaries.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

“Love didn’t end all at once, no matter how much you needed it to or how inconvenient it was. You couldn’t command love to stop any more than a marriage document could order it to appear. Maybe love had to bleed away a drop at a time until your heart was numb and cold and mostly dead.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Beauty of Darkness

“He nodded. “You’re right. It’s probably for the best.”
Bitterness rose in my throat. I hated things being for the best. They never really were. It was a phrase that sugarcoated the leftover crumbs of our options.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Beauty of Darkness