Kayla

“wear the term “basic bitch” with a sense of pride. embrace every part of you they told you to hate.- unbothered.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“over the decades
her books became
such a part
of her

that
the ink
somehow escaped
her veins & bloomed
her favorite
words & images
onto her skin.

now
the world
would have
no doubt:

she
was the
pagebound
girl- page to skin”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“The thing about losing someone is that it doesn’t happen just once. It happens every time you do something great you wish they could see, every time you’re stuck and you need advice. Every time you fail. It erodes your sense of normal, and what grows back is decidedly not normal, and yet you still have to figure out how to trudge forward.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Ex Talk

“if he was
my cup of tea,
then you are
my cup of
coffee.
 
tea simply
isn’t
enough
for me
sometimes,
 
but
coffee
can get me
through
anything.
 
- did i make you up?”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One