Bella

“I've missed you too. Have you been well?"
"No," I said.
She smiled sadly. "Nor have I."
But that was going to change now. For both of us.”
― S.J. Kincaid, The Diabolic

“Some people are simply adopted by others, and they’re friends now and there’s nothing to be done about that.”
― Milena McKay, A Whisper of Solace

“It’s the Leidensdruck concept. The literal translation is ‘the pressure of suffering’. What the concept suggests is that the suffering inherent in not acting must exceed the suffering one expects to experience if one acts. That the ‘Leidensdruck’, the pressure has to be high enough to become the impetus for moving forward, for change.”
― Milena McKay, A Whisper of Solace

“By acknowledging our issues, we have the best chance of resolving them in a healthy way. Buried pain never gets better with age. And by remembering and being open and truthful about our mistakes, we reduce the chance we will repeat them.”
― James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership