Lesley

“to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Rhys’s grip on my chin tightened. “I don’t need a happily ever after. I need to be by your side. I need you happy and healthy and safe. Goddammit, Bridget, I need you. In any way I can have you.” His voice broke for the first time in all my years with him, and my heart cracked in response.”
― Ana Huang, Twisted Games

“The best reason to take your time is that this time is the only time you'll ever have.”
― Edward M. Hallowell, CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD

“It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because of what you say can never be exact, you always have to leave something out, there are too many parts, sides, crosscurrents, nuances; too many gestures, which could mean this or that, too many shapes which can never be fully described, too many flavors, in the air or on the tongue, half-colors, too many.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale