Jen

“I stood holding the note with that funny little abandoned feeling one gets a million times a day in a domestic setting. I could have cried, but why? It’s not like I need to dish with my husband about every little thing; that’s what friends are for. Harris and I are more formal, like two diplomats who aren’t sure if the other one has poisoned our drink. Forever thirsty but forever wanting the other one to take the first sip.”
― Miranda July, All Fours

“It’s like you said, you can drive yourself crazy thinking about these things. The other lives you could have had.”
― Sally Rooney, Intermezzo

“Honey, there’s never been a me or a you before,” he replied. “This works however we say it works.”
― Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life

“I’d roam around the city and either I’d take myself out or eat with a friend. All food tasted delicious. I suddenly loved beer. I walked twenty thousand steps a day, wore dresses instead of jeans, and scribbled notes on scraps of paper. I was in love with the world and felt like it was in love with me. I wanted to kiss everyone I saw. I wouldn’t, probably, but now who knew?”
― Ada Calhoun, Crush