Tiernan☆

“Because beauty is in the small things and character is in the flaws, and learning that fact can't be taught or told.”
― Penelope Douglas, Five Brothers

“Everyone contemplates suicide at some point, even if it’s just for a minute.
And one thing is usually the root cause. Loneliness.”
― Penelope Douglas

“He isn’t angry.”
I turn to Trace, whose voice chimes in. He hangs his elbows over the side of the truck.
“He’s worried,” he tells me. “What the hell does Macon have when we’re gone?”
He looks past me, and I follow his gaze, seeing Macon toss two tires out of the garage. The sun beats down on his back, his head hanging like it weighs a ton.
“He has no woman who loves him,” Trace goes on. “No kids of his own running around. He has nothing but us. Liv left. You’re going,” he says to me, then looks at Dallas. “And how long are you gonna stick around without him here?” He doesn’t wait for an answer. “I’ll be next, and Army will stay only because he has Dex in tow. What will Macon have to do with his life then?”
― Penelope Douglas, Five Brothers

“Fuori passavano in un lampo siepi e giardini e rettangoli di luce. In teoria sapeva che era lei a muoversi, ma l’impressione era diversa. Era la magia dei treni. Il mondo sembrava scivolarti accanto mentre tu stai fermo, e comunque, in qualche modo, arrivi sempre a destinazione. Se solo anche la vita fosse così.”
― Alexandra Benedict, Murder on the Christmas Express