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“Love can't cure a mental illness. There are lots of ways to help him, you can just be there. To listen. To talk. To cheer him up if he's having a bad day. And on the bad days, you can ask what to could do to make things easier. Stand by his side, even when things are hard. But also knowing that sometimes people need more support than just one person can give. That's love darling”
― Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Four

“I got caught,” Jean finally said. “I do not want to talk about it tonight.”
“Okay,” she said, and looped an arm around his waist. “Okay. I’m sorry.”
Jean moved without thinking, pressing a close- mouthed kiss to her temple the way she did whenever she thought he was unraveling. Cat’s arm went so tight around him he felt two vertebrae in his spine pop, but the smile she turned on him was bright.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Golden Raven

“Because the mind is a fragile thing,” I say once again. “It’s easier to
pretend the words you hear are just rumors or lies. It’s not so easy to ignore
something you can see. And the sheriff has plenty he doesn’t want anyone to
see.”
― S.T. Abby, Mindf*ck Series

“Love is not supposed to be beautiful. It’s supposed to be a raw, gritty struggle that forces you to face the most vulnerable parts of yourself, so that when the good times come, you can savor and enjoy them, fully appreciate what they’re worth. Otherwise, you take it all for granted. —Lana Myers”
― S.T. Abby, Paint It All Red