Heather

“We were growing up. It was one of those moments when you could practically feel the adult pushing out, pushing forward into the world. Perspective suddenly existed where it hadn't existed before. This was just the beginning of our lives—our lives, things that we were responsible for, things that we could control. It seemed all at once too big and too simple an idea.”
― Hannah Pittard, The Fates Will Find Their Way

“Everything I have done, every change I have made to that circus, every impossible feat and astounding sight, I have done for her.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“The neighborhood had gotten really into pastel the last few years. It started when Alfred's wife painted their whole house a soft pink during menopause. Looks Like Linen it was called. People raved. A magazine came, made the family hold up a rotisserie chicken, and then photographed it. A few months later, Mrs. Trenton's house was Mint Leaf. Ours became Celery Powder. The Resnicks' house turned Yellow Feather.”
― Alison Espach, The Adults

“Maybe some love was guaranteed. Maybe it fit inside you and around you like skin and bones.”
― Alice Hoffman, The Story Sisters