Ash Tull-Cochrane

“The world is a story we tell ourselves about the world.”
― Vikram Chandra

“(Maggie)I opened my senses as I made my way stealthily down the hall. Truly all that was missing was Mission Impossible theme music, but if I was being honest, it was playing in my head anyway.”
― Shelly Crane, Defiance

“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”
― Maurice Sendak

“These hands," he squeezed them both on my face to make his point, "will never touch you without being gentle. Unless that's not what you want, of course." His eyebrow lifted waiting for me to balk, but I just waited. "These arms will never hold you back, but I'll hold you as tight as you'll let me. I can't wait for you to be all mine. You belong to me in every way, Maggie. Mine." I nodded in his hands. He leaned closer and whispered, "Say it."
I didn't wait a beat. "I belong to you." And he belonged to me.
He grinned. "You're daggum right you do.”
― Shelly Crane, Independence