Roberta

“No person in your life that cares about you should be holding you back from doing anything that's safe and that makes you happy.”
― Nikki Castle, 2 Fights

“Romance isn’t gratuitous bodice ripping. It can be, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in the end, romance isn’t about the fantasy of being wealthy or beautiful or even being tied to the bed.” More laughter, but I have their attention now. “It’s about elevating stories of joy above stories of pain. It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that is entirely yours to control.”
― Christina Lauren, The True Love Experiment

“To the women who recognize their worth and get the fuck away from anyone who treats them as anything less than the queens they are”
― Nikki Castle, 2 Fights

“I think about a deserted chessboard. Only the white king on it, standing on the home square. Alone, untethered, safe from threats. Free to roam.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate