Michelle

“I put my hand on my chest. I can feel my heart beating. My heart is working. I'm pleased. I'm still alive.”
― Aya Kito, 1 Litre of Tears

“Captain,” she murmured.
“I think I’m in love with you.”
An eyebrow shot up. She counted six beats of his heart before, suddenly, he laughed.
“Don’t tell me it took you two whole days to realize that. I must be losing my touch.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?” Kai snorted.

“Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I’ll sign on the dotted line.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“I couldn’t admit to them how desperately I wanted to be in a romantic
relationship. Because I knew it was pathetic. Trust me. I completely understood
that women should want to be strong and independent and you don’t need to
find love to have a successful life. And the fact that I so desperately wanted a
boyfriend – or a girlfriend, a partner, whoever, someone – was a sign that I was
not strong, or independent, or self-sufficient, or happy alone. I was really quite
lonely, and I wanted to be loved.
Was that such a bad thing? To want an intimate connection with another
human?
I didn’t know.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless