Jill

“The truth is that my heart felt like a fist trying to punch its way though my rib-cage - not from the excitement of it all, though it was thrilling, but from a sense that finally, finally something good was about to happen to me. I felt the proximity of change, and I had wanted more than anything for something in my life to change. Is it still possible to feel like that, I wonder? Or does it only happen to us once?”
― David Nicholls, Us

“I hate it
the way the heart
takes too long
to figure out what the mind
already knows”
― R.H. Sin, Whiskey, Words & a Shovel I

“I'm inclined to think that, after a certain age, our tastes, instincts and inclinations harden like concrete.”
― David Nicholls

“If I’m ever unsure as to the correct course of action, I’ll think, “What would a ferret do?” or, “How would a salamander respond to this situation?” Invariably, I find the right answer.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine