Aly Schne

“It is an excellent plan to have some place where we can go to be quiet, when things vex or grieve us. There are a good many hard times in this life of ours, but we can always bear them if we ask help in the right way.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“Your need for certainty does not matter more than my feelings. You don’t purposefully hurt people you care about.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry

“Then my sexuality bitch-slapped my guilt. Then my guilt sucker-punched my sexuality. I mentally took a step back, leaving them to fight it out amongst themselves, like a giant squid and a sperm whale in the depths of the ocean.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry: Heat

“Maybe that’s what real love is.
Maybe love, at its essence, is being a mirror for another person—for the good parts and the bad. Perhaps love is simply finding that one person who sees you clearly, cares for you deeply, challenges you and supports you, and subsequently helps you see and be your true self.
Love, I decided, is being a sidekick.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry: Capture