“But when you can’t sleep at night, how can you dream?”
― The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
― The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
“He tailed off, but I already knew what he was talking about, the way feelings get bunched up under you're rib cage and tear out all spiky.”
― Julia and the Shark
― Julia and the Shark
“I accept it, and warmth spreads up my fingertips and through my body. A small part of me perks up, smiles. And I'm not sure the smiles reaches my face, but maybe this is how healing starts - small bits of happiness waking up inside you, until maybe one day it spreads through your whole self" -Lily”
― When You Trap a Tiger
― When You Trap a Tiger
“Sometimes, no matter how much you want people to stay, you have to let them go.”
― When You Trap a Tiger
― When You Trap a Tiger
“Dad's listening became loud, you know how that happens when someone is really concentrating and you can feel the white noise of their attention.”
― Julia and the Shark
― Julia and the Shark
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