Varshini

“I only want you to be yourself with me.” “I am.” Wasn’t he? He certainly wasn’t pretending to be someone else, but if he looked at things objectively, that was what the people around him usually wanted—for him to act differently, more appropriate, more intuitive, more considerate, less eccentric, less . . . himself. Did she really not mind him as he was?”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Everyone deserved to love and be loved back. Everyone.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test

“Jane smiled sadly. “You know we came from stardust—so it’s entirely expected that we would return to the stars when we die.”
― Janie Marie, Gods & Monsters

“Their bodies lined up next to each other in that perfect way, and he pressed his cheek to hers like he was savoring being close to her.

“Please, don’t let me make you cry,” he whispered in her ear. “If something is wrong, tell me so I can fix it. Please.”

Her heart squeezed, and she hugged him tight. “I’ll tell you.”
― Helen Hoang, The Bride Test