Ashley

“Why did that one friend scoot her chair away from me when I told her I “empathized but didn’t sympathize” with every woman in this book?

I don’t think our obsession stems from the fact that we are all secretly violent, using the serial killer to enact our darkest fantasies. I think it comes from our enduring love of stories.”
― Tori Telfer, Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

“People aren’t perfect. It’s not about loving them when it’s easy and convenient; it’s about loving them even more when it’s hard.”
― Kim Holden, The Other Side

“The most important time to listen is when words are missing, that’s when hearts cry out the loudest.”
― Kim Holden, The Other Side

“Sadness is melancholy. Depression is a black hole of despair. I always imagine it’s like drowning. There are short bursts of fresh air, like Alice, but the past, the hopelessness, the guilt, and self-loathing is a pair of lead shoes that always pull me back under.”
― Kim Holden, The Other Side