Erin Klinar

“Then it occurs to me that I haven’t been away from Ana for a few weeks. I’ve been away from her since Ben died. I let myself die when he did.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted

“My life is trigger after trigger. I have reached a critical mass of grief. So, no, I don’t need to avoid any triggers. The point, though, is that I am functional. I can get through each day without feeling like I’m not sure I’ll make it to midnight. I know when I wake up that today will be just like the day before, devoid of honest laughter and a genuine smile, but manageable.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted

“Why don’t you go the surrogacy route?” Each time this was presented, I felt the constant, public prodding to acknowledge my body’s failures.”
― Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

“I just wanted you to know that even at almost ninety, I’m still learning new things every day, and I think I am learning now that when you lose the thing you love most in the world, things can’t be okay again.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted