Amanda

“You grow up feeling the weight of blood, of family. There’s no forsaking kin.”
― Laura McHugh, The Weight of Blood

“This place called heaven, this realm of perfection and life everlasting. When it comes down to it, nobody ever wants to go there. Now isn’t that strange? I’ll tell you what I’ve seen. I’ve seen faith fall apart at the moment of death. I’ve seen people fight it in every way how. I’ve seen the terror in their eyes. The scratching, the squirming. If god is life ever after then why is it nobody ever wants to go to him and meet him?”
― Paul Lynch, Red Sky in Morning

“You will be back by then Ellen, wont you? I'm keeping this notebook safe for you because I want to believe you'll read it someday, and you'll know I never stopped hoping you'd come home.”
― Natasha Mac a'Bhaird, Missing Ellen

“I'm sure loving you to death is just an expression, but those people might actually find a way to do it...”
― Lisa Terry, Moment