Amanda

“I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Logical Tom begs emotional stupid dickhead Tom not to ask the question.
'Are you alone?' he asks quietly.
He hears her breathing so close to his ear.
'Yes.'
'Good,' he says, his voice croaky. 'I'll sleep like a baby.”
― Melina Marchetta, The Piper's Son

“It’s important to remember that the cheater is the bad guy. Don’t accept that role yourself. Don’t take responsibility for the fallout. By divorcing, you are just enforcing the consequences that result from the cheater’s selfish destructiveness. You are not being selfish—you are protecting yourself and your children from further harm.”
― Tracy Schorn, Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The No-Nonsense Guide to Taking Back Your Life After Infidelity

“I'm sorry," he says, "for that time I kissed you at that party and for that time at the wedding and more than anything for the thousand times that I wanted to and didn't have the guts to.”
― Melina Marchetta, Saving Francesca