Motherhood had shifted something fundamental inside of me. I was like that paradox, the Ship of Theseus: If all parts of a ship were replaced gradually over time, was it still the same ship? I felt different on a cellular basis, even though
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“The Prince of Hearts. A symbol of unrequited love and irrevocable mistakes that never ceased to fill Tella with both dread and morbid bewitchment.”
― Legendary
― Legendary
“It tasted like the moment before night gives birth to morning; it was the end of one thing and the beginning of something else all wrapped up together.”
― Caraval
― Caraval
“It was the sort of kiss she could have lived in. The sort of kiss worth dying for.”
― Legendary
― Legendary
“Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. We need to ask ourselves, is this someone who will be honest with me, listen to criticism, admit making mistakes, and not promise the impossible?”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“Sometimes when your heart wanted a full-length novel, the world only gave you a novella, and sometimes when you wanted forever you only had those few seconds of now.”
― The Gravity of Us
― The Gravity of Us
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