Lorraine

“Folks like to talk about revenge like it’s a righteous thing but it’s just hate in a nicer suit,”
― S.A. Cosby, Razorblade Tears

“Yes, I understood, God’s truth, that on the battlefield they wanted only fleeting madness. Madmen of rage, madmen of pain, furious madmen, but temporary ones. No continuous madmen. As soon as the fighting ends, we’re to file away our rage, our pain, and our fury. Pain is tolerated, we can bring our pain home on the condition that we keep it to ourselves.”
― David Diop, At Night All Blood is Black

“Be patient with yourself. Shouting at flowers won't make them bloom.”
― Charlie Mackesy, Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm

“Love is the bold affirmation of hope.”
― Elif Shafak, The Island of Missing Trees