Ashleigh Serpant

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín

“She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make her think for a while that is must be the prospect of home.”
― Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

“Boys. Listen up. We are going out for a girls' night, where there will be dancing." Kami did an illustrative shimmy. Angela looked resigned.
Jared looked amused. "What was that?"
"You've got to dance like nobody's watching, Jared," Kami informed him.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Unspoken

“We walk among them sometimes, the ones who have left us. They are filled with something that none of us knows yet. It is a mystery.”
― Colm Tóibín, Nora Webster