Somebody goes ahead and dies and all of a sudden you become a box for them, he thought, you store these things that no one has ever seen and you go on living like that, your head a coffin to keep memories of the dead alive. But what do you
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“Her skin was too tight, hot, itchy, and she wanted to strip it off, strip herself down, let Darcy see the full shape of her heart, messy and imperfect and with a space carved out, a space she’d been aching to fill for so long but no one ever fit, their angles too sharp, too rough, puzzle pieces never lining up right with hers. Elle had been waiting, waiting for the right person to come along who fit inside the space, that space inside her heart carved out just for them. For her person, not a perfect person, but a person perfect for her.”
― Written in the Stars
― Written in the Stars
“realized we were all like the ducks. We would do anything, even go against our natural instincts, so we could be taken care of.”
― Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
― Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
“The most he did out of the house was shovel food onto my plate, affection buried in soup and grain.”
― Bellies
― Bellies
“I’d never ask you who you care about more because you care about us differently and I believe love is one of those things that doesn’t run out.”
― Count Your Lucky Stars
― Count Your Lucky Stars
“She suggests Saving Face, but I let her know it’s already a movie.”
― Bellies
― Bellies
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