Liv

“Sometimes the people you loved left you halfway through a story. Sometimes they left you without a goodbye. And, sometimes, they stayed around in little ways. In the memory of a musical. In the smell of their perfume. In the sound of the rain, and the itch for adventure, and the yearning for that liminal space between one airport terminal and the next. I hated her for leaving, and I loved her for staying as long as she could. And I would never wish this pain on anyone.”
― Ashley Poston, The Seven Year Slip

“also need to borrow your little plastic money card thing one last time.”
― Jenna Levine, My Roommate Is a Vampire

“I don't want bright and happy,” he whispered roughly. “I want real.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“I think of all the times in my life when I’ve stayed quiet because it was more comfortable than speaking up.”
― Carley Fortune, One Golden Summer