Ruk

“Have you realized" MacRyrie asked her, "that you're just like Novikov but with more charm and no OCD?"

"The direct thing?"

"Yeah," both bear and wolf said at the same time.

"I like being direct. Then no one can hold shit over your head. Like when I got pregnant in high school. I ran around telling everybody. The nuns were horrified. But no one could shame me because I'd already put it all out there. For everybody!”
― Shelly Laurenston, Bear Meets Girl

“Now let's go into this pharmacy and get you some god-damn tampons. My treat!”
― Shelly Laurenston, Bear Meets Girl

“I don't know," I stuttered, "Do you love me?"
His gaze was so intent the entire world seemed to stop. "You tell me. I never stop thinking about you. I worry about you all the time. Every beautiful thing I see reminds me of you. I can't finish my practices in Colorado with out wishing you were around," he said in a steady tone. "You tell me what I feel.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“I'm starting to understand that you can always make time for the things that matter.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me