Jo-Ann

“A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you're reading it. And it preserves it, like a time capsule.”
― Lily King, Heart the Lover

“Mom always says it's not the burden that breaks you, but whether or not you have someone to help you carry it.”
― Sarah Crouch, The Briars

“Relationships are a bit like the briars, Annie. You know, those sharp little brambles that this neck of the woods is known for. They'll cut you up good before they give up their sweetest berries, but once you've got a pot of jam simmering on the stove and see those jars on your pantry shelves, you don't think much about the pain, do you? There's sweetness in life to be had, but sometimes you gotta get through the briars first.”
― Sarah Crouch, The Briars

“you can look back at the past, just don’t keep staring at it.”
― Wally Lamb, The River Is Waiting