Angela

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“Some things we pack away, stick in the back of the closet, never expect to see again ― but we can't quite make ourselves discard them. Like dreams, I guess.”
― Harlan Coben, Tell No One

“Most religious people don’t believe the dogma, Ash. We take from it what we want, we discard what we don’t. We form whatever narrative we like—kind God, vengeful God, active God, laid-back God, whatever. We just make sure we get something out of it. Maybe we get life everlasting while people we resent burn for eternity. Maybe we get something more concrete—money, a job, friends. You just change the narrative.”
― Harlan Coben, Run Away

“maybe it was because the lonely can sometimes sense the lonely.”
― Harlan Coben, Shelter