

“It was easy to love someone in the beginnings and endings; it was all the time in between that was so hard.”
― Blue Sisters
― Blue Sisters

“People who are too earnest can't bring themselves to blame others, so they end up blaming themselves and suffering for it.”
― Ella y su gato
― Ella y su gato
“She was tired of living her life thinking constantly about how she appeared to others, checking her answers against everyone else’s.”
― Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
― Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
“I’m over it. I’m reclaiming my body and rejecting the notion that I exist only to be visually pleasing.”
― Down the Drain
― Down the Drain

“You don't let go once. That's your first mistake. You say goodbye over a lifetime. You might not have thought about her for ten years, then you'll hear a song or you'll walk past somewhere you once went together - something will come to the surface that you'd totally forgotten about. And you say another goodbye. You have to be prepared to let go and let go and let go a thousand times.”
― Good Material
― Good Material

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