Kristen

“Leopard People read books by everybody and everything. We look outside and inside. But you have to be secure with yourself to do either . .”
― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Warrior

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

“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

“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