Atmosphere

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Just the act of falling in love was to agree to a broken heart.

Lydia was entirely right. There were four men on that shuttle. But every American woman was.

“Happiness is so hard to come by. I don’t understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.”

The word isn’t what matters. It’s the specific relationship.

But Joan would never be able to forgive Barbara for not loving Joan as Joan had loved her. For not knowing how to love Frances as Joan loved her.