Isabelle Simonson’s Reviews > Off to the Races > Status Update

“The man makes me crazy: hot, cold, excited, angry, comfortable, anxious, safe. He’s chosen me, and I don’t think that anyone in my entire life has truly chosen me or gone after me when I ran away.” - 227

“I collapse into his arms. And he props me up, like I knew he would. He doesn’t placate me or tell me it’s going to be okay. He doesn’t offer me fake words or try to console me, to fix me. He just lets me be.” - 166

“You can feel whatever you want. There is no right order or right way. You’re entitled to it all. Because at the end of the day, he’s not here to explain things to you, so it all just comes down to how much you can forgive…and there’s not a single other person in the world who can tell you what that threshold is.” - 114