Tricia Jaime

“She never called me Evelyn, only mija, which made me feel really special, like I was hers and she was mine.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“I learned this especially from sons and daughters of men who were abusive fathers. Once these fathers stopped drinking and raging, and showed that they wanted a loving relationship with their children, the grown kids I spoke with were eager to take them back into their lives.”
― Jane Isay, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

“As I let my eyes lose their focus on what’s right in front of me, I realize that I am in a sea of gravestones. I am surrounded by other people’s loss. It has never been so clear to me that I am not alone in this. People die every day and other people move on. If everyone that loved all of these people has picked themselves up and moved on, I can do it too. I will one day wake up and see the sun shining and think, What a nice day.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Forever, Interrupted

“As it turns out, being able to see what’s coming doesn’t make it any less painful when it arrives. In fact, knowing probably just upped my anticipatory anxiety and my intolerance for vulnerability. The eggshells weren’t on the ground; they were duct-taped to the soles of my shoes.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience