Caroline

“People are shitty for a lot of reasons. Sometimes they're just shitty people. Sometimes people have been shitty to them and, even though they don't realize it, they take that shitty upbringing and go out into the world and treat others the same way. Sometimes they're shitty because they're afraid. Sometimes they choose to be shitty to others before others can be shitty to them. So it's like self-defensive shittiness.”
― Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe

“It's about the important things, like the way their face lights up when they laugh, or the way they move as they're walking towards you, or the way their freckles create a map of the stars.”
― Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe

“You might not want to burn your bridges when you're standing on an island.”
― Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe

“This is what I know about loss. It doesn't get better. You just get (somewhat) used to it.”
― Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe