Kristen

“He distrusted her affection; and what loneliness is more lonely than distrust.”
― George Eliot, Middlemarch

“It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life," he began, "that as we age our social circles grow smaller. Whether from increased habit or diminished vigor, we suddenly find ourselves in the company of just a few familiar faces.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Irreversible decisions are good for the soul, word lady.”
― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners

“Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.”
― Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White