Vivyan

“I'm starting to see how unusual our lives are here. And the more I recognize it... the more I want to change it.”
― Suzanne Young, Girls with Sharp Sticks

“It's just...how do I put this? Maybe it's just hard for me to imagine turning down something that's so much harder for someone like me to find.”
― Liz Czukas, Ask Again Later

“Who do you think Nonna picked for you tonight?” he asks. I shrug and look down at the floor. It’s too hard to maintain eye contact with him and not blurt our every thought swimming in my brain. “No idea.” “I wish it was me,” he says quietly, and my head shoots up. “You do?” I ask. He gets up from the chair and moves slowly toward me. “I wish all the dates had been mine.”
― Ashley Elston, 10 Blind Dates