Only the Pretty Lies

by Rebekah Crane

“You need to ask yourself, Amoris—is your comfort really more valuable than my humanity?”

I know why he bites his nails. Sometimes familiar pain is just more bearable than change.

Is life really about surrounding yourself with familiarity? Backing out of uncomfortable situations? A safe life like that feels empty now.

But love doesn’t exempt you from reality. It only demands that you work harder in the face of it. I hope you’re up for that.”

“Books are like hearts,” he says. “They should be shared with the people we trust.”