Ruxandra

“Generally I find men are a lot more concerned with limiting the freedoms of women than exercising personal freedom for themselves.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“When you learn a new word, you suddenly see it everywhere. The mind comforts itself by believing this to be coincidence but isn’t—it’s ignorance falling away. Your future self will always see what your present self is blind to. This is the problem with mortality, which is in fact a problem of time.”
― Olivie Blake, Alone With You in the Ether

“Loving a guarded girl, I had realized, was a pyrrhic victory. The rare moments of happiness came at too great a cost.”
― Penelope Douglas, Nightfall

“The world seems full of men who are initially infatuated by our eccentricities, but who ultimately expect them to be temporary.”
― Christina Lauren, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating