Kristen

“Leave with the one you came with, unless he’s a drunk—then find your own way home.”
― Jenny Han, Always and Forever, Lara Jean

“had to love a child with every ounce of your being, care for them and protect them, and try your damnedest to help them become what they were meant to be, rather than what you might have expected or wanted from them. Try your damnedest to help them become an adult capable of navigating the world in pursuit of their own happiness, independently of you. Only to watch them become an adult navigating the world in pursuit of their own happiness. Independently of you.”
― Olivia Dade, At First Spite

“Never pass up the chance to be kissing someone. It’s the worst kind of regret.”
― Patrick Ness, Release

“But I do not know how to act like a mother.” “Oh, it’s nothing, you just have to provide the gosling with food and water and shelter, make him feel loved but don’t pamper him too much, keep him away from danger, and make sure he learns to walk and talk and swim and fly and get along with others and look after himself. And that’s really all there is to motherhood!” The”
― Peter Brown, The Wild Robot