Kathy Reed

“If you want the rose, you must put up with the thorn. —HINDU PROVERB”
― Alka Joshi, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“I think the idea of me is better than the reality of me.”
― Colleen Hoover, Verity

“A writer should never have the audacity to write about themselves unless they’re willing to separate every layer of protection between the author’s soul and their book. The words should come directly from the center of the gut, tearing through flesh and bone as they break free. Ugly and honest and bloody and a little bit terrifying, but completely exposed.”
― Colleen Hoover, Verity