Nikoline

“I wish I could save you from your lonely life", he spoke, his smile fading as he turned to face me.”
― Gillian Dowell, Paracosm

“I sit there in the silence of the room, not sure what I'm supposed to do now. Like, what do you do when your parents kick you out of ypur house? When your entire life is upheaved, all because you wanted to come out, to be respected and seen, to be called the right pronouns?”
― Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best

“Nobody who's lost parts of their life is whole. It's choosing how you fill thst lost piece that will affect the rest of your life.”
― Gillian Dowell, Paracosm

“But that's the thing," I say. My voice shakes. "Nothing makes me happy. Not really. It's not even that I don't like hockey, it's just... I don't like anything. Not enough to matter. All I ever wanted with hockey was a choice. I wanted to come with you when you moved. I didn’t care about the best opportunities. I was ten. I wanted my family. You could've retired in Buffalo, but you chose to come here and keep playing. You chose to leave me. And when you did finaly retire, instead of coming back, you stayed here.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker