Julia

“My fingers tapped the steering wheel as the road grew narrower, my mind sifting through each thought. I knew what I was doing, throwing myself down one rabbit hole to keep from falling down the other. I was distracting myself from what was happening. And deep down, I knew that it didn’t matter how deep the hole went. Eventually, I was going to hit the bottom.”
― Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow

“More importantly,” he said, directing his words more to her than to Daniel, “gift-wrapping shows a certain amount of care. It shows that you took time and effort with your present, that you thought of the recipient. That you wanted them to have that moment when their pulse quickens, right before they tear off the paper. Or maybe they open it carefully, undoing each piece of tape, savoring the anticipation of revealing what’s underneath.”
― Alicia Thompson, With Love, from Cold World

“Am I worthy of your memories, of exposing your vulnerable places?”
― Barbara Davis, The Echo of Old Books

“I wouldn’t change any of it. If I could walk through a door and undo all of this, I wouldn’t. Do you understand?”
― Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow