Ashley

“It was unbearable, he would not think about it, he could not stand it. . . . There was a terrible hollow inside him he did not want to feel or examine, a dark hole where Sirius had been, where Sirius had vanished. He did not want to have to be alone with that great, silent space, he could not stand it —”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Well, shoot, I don’t believe in double standards, where men can get away with things that women can’t. In God’s eyes, there’s no double standard.”
― Loretta Lynn, Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter

“Did you know that the parts of the brain involved in decision-making aren’t fully developed until you’re twenty-five years old?”
― Lisa Jewell, Then She Was Gone

“I imagined the lies the valedictorian was telling them right now. About the exciting future that lies ahead. I wish she’d tell them the truth: Half of you have gone as far in life as you’re ever going to. Look around. It’s all downhill from here.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander