Amanda

“It’s such a funny thing. Regret. By the time you regret something, the moment has already passed. There’s no time machine to go back and make a different decision.”
― Penelope Black, Gilded Princess

“Whoever said it got easier with time was wrong, death never got easier. The pain dulls around your heart, numbing the spot the deceased inhabited in your chest-- but it was never easier. Loss was still loss-- a physical pain, a hurt that reaches deep inside you and smothers your soul, forever indenting their memory. No, death was still death, loss was still loss, and pain was still pain. Time didn't change that.”
― Kelsie Leverich, The Valentine's Arrangement

“I guess that’s the way secrets are. They’re only heavy when you’re holding them. As soon as you let go, the significance of keeping those secrets hidden blows away and everything falls into place.”
― Cassia Leo, Relentless

“I think I've been afraid most of my life to be myself.”
― J.A. Redmerski