Alejandra

“What's the secret to a perfect marriage?' The old man leaned forward and looked at me very seriously. 'Our marriage hasn't been perfect. No marriage is perfect. There were times when she gave up on us. There were even more times when I gave up on us. The secret to our longevity is that we never gave up at the same time.”
― Colleen Hoover, All Your Perfects

“If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.”
― Colleen Hoover, All Your Perfects

“There was a time, not long ago When flowers grew all year When days were long And nights star-strewn And men lived free from fear”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale

“I go to church, Father,” she replied. “Anna Ivanovna is not my mother, nor is her madness my business. Just as my soul is not yours. And it seems to me we did very well before you came; for if we prayed less, we also wept less.”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale