Amanda

“Yes, dear Father. But has it ever occurred to you that by controlling [your feelings] you destroy them? How many times can we say sorry before we don't feel sorry anymore?”
― John le Carré, A Most Wanted Man

“although we barely knew each other I felt like there was some kind of intangible connection, a grabbing, reaching, searching feeling that meant I hadn’t so much chosen to come here as much as I found myself pulled in her direction.”
― Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage

“The Santa Ana Wind
gusts down
desert canyons.

Hot. Dry. Electric.

Some say
it ignites tempers.

I say
it ignited us.”
― Kristin Elizabeth Clark, Freakboy

“There I am, sitting across the table from Hannah. It’s a cute café with gingham tablecloths and twee pictures on the wall that say things like Baking: where the fondant stop. All I’m thinking about is how pretty she is. I don’t realize she’s about to ruin my life.”
― Ciara Smyth, The Falling in Love Montage