But the thing about losing the person you love the most on earth is—somehow—you still have to do mundane things like tie your shoes and make enough money to continue to exist in this punishing world.
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“Two back-to-back night shifts is killing me.”
― My December Darling
― My December Darling
“my eyes go straight to the small gift bag and the impressive vase of roses sitting smugly on the countertop next to the lavender I chose. My flowers look scraggly in comparison, and an unwelcome pang of inadequacy twists in my chest.”
― Wild Card
― Wild Card
“My sister spends all her time reading,” I said after a few minutes. “She sees books as the solution to all of her problems.”
― Change of Heart
― Change of Heart
“life was 10 percent of the things that happened in it, and 90 percent how you handled those things.”
― The Things We Water
― The Things We Water
“So I settled on homemade lasagna to get her attention.”
― Wild Eyes
― Wild Eyes
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