Nicole

“A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough. --Augustus "Gus" McCrae”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

“douleur, one of the many French words that do not translate into English well, which means “the pain of wanting someone you cannot have.”
― Martha Hall Kelly, Lilac Girls

“Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back.”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

“There are days when I feel so lightly connected to the earth that the threads that tether me to the planet are gossamer thin, spun sugar. A strong gust of wind could dislodge me completely, and I’d lift off and blow away, like one of those seeds in a dandelion clock. The threads tighten slightly from Monday to Friday.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine