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“Because we only reveal our true selves to the people we care about most.”
― The Light We Lost
― The Light We Lost
“You loved so hard and hoped so much and then you ended up with nothing. Children who no longer needed you. A husband who no longer wanted you. Nothing left but you, alone, and empty space.”
― Everything I Never Told You
― Everything I Never Told You
“This was when I learned one of the biggest secrets of being a woman, which is that much of the time, we don't feel like we're women at all.”
― You'll Grow Out of It
― You'll Grow Out of It
“Oh girl, we have known littlebit love. That littlebit of honey left in an empty jar that traps the sweetness in your mouth long enough to mask your hunger. We have run tongues over teeth to savor that last littlebit as long as we could, and in all our living, nothing has starved us more.”
― The Mothers
― The Mothers
“I hope you find a love like that–one that is all-consuming and powerful that makes you feel like you're going slightly mad. And if you do find that love, embrace it. Hold onto it. When you give yourself over to love like that, your heart will get bruised. It will get battered. But you will also feel invincible and infinite.”
― The Light We Lost
― The Light We Lost
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Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
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