Kristina

“She rarely admitted the truth that she had passed the mid-century milestone. She’d been forty-eight for two years and forty-nine for three.”
― Amanda Radley, Detour to Love

“It seems like a strange idea, but it’s quite simple. We’re shaped
by the stories we’re told about ourselves when we’re young. As we
age, we have the chance to decide whether those narratives really
fit or whether we want something different. But changing often
requires us to—” Olivia seemed to search for words. “Untangle
ourselves from the old script.”
― Khristin Wierman, This Time Could Be Different

“Sometimes, adults need a villain in order to make sense of something that’s too painful to understand.”
― Khristin Wierman, This Time Could Be Different

“Forgiveness is such a tricky term.” Olivia smoothed her skirt. “What it actually means is an absence of anger or resentment. Somehow we’ve made it more complicated and decided it puts the onus on someone who’s been hurt to make the person who hurt them feel better or condone what that person did.”
― Khristin Wierman, This Time Could Be Different