iamnotabookworm

“Create desire. After all, desire needed no explanation. The heart wants what it wants, most people would say. But what makes the heart want in the first place? No one ever asked that question.”
― Tony Bertauski, Halfskin Boxed

“I’ve read so many stories online about how tragedy brings people together, how hard times encourage bravery and sacrifice, how a crisis can turn ordinary folks into heroes. But what about the opposite, when something horrible happens and it strips us bare, exposing weaknesses we didn’t even know we had. What about when tragedy makes people worse?”
― Paula Stokes, This Is How It Happened

“There is something intoxicating about ending a life, about wiping bad people off the face of the earth. But it’s also a dark and deadly pull. After all, who am I to decide who lives or dies?”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious

“Some people just want to be part of the story, even if it’s a story that’s completely fabricated.”
― Paula Stokes, This Is How It Happened