KimKim PurpleReader’s Reviews > Vera Stein Is Fine > Status Update

“And I’m starting to think that saying what you want out loud - putting a name to it, letting it be something you stand to lose - makes the joy of having it so much sweeter.”

This is far too relevant for me rip (not complaining)

So Eli is partner goals 😳

“You’re incredibly gifted at creating things for other people, Vera. But not everything you do has to be in service of other people.”

Strike two on personal attacks.

“My mother knew how she wanted to die. Ruby knew how she wanted to live. And somewhere in between the two of them, I’d spent the last eighteen years in a holding pattern, waiting for something to happen to me. Waiting for my life to begin.”
………….. Am I too young to feel personally attacked by this?

Vera Stein is a mood too