October Quotes

“yeah, it would be wonderful if you could just outgrow pain. But that's not how it works. You don't outgrow it. You outlive it—if you're lucky. If you're willing to face it. If you're brave enough to stop pretending it didn't happen.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“Where was this version of you when I needed you most?”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“And now... now that there's a grim, flickering, deeply skeptical hope that you might actually grow up and stop being a sentient cautionary tale, I'll be here. Whether you like it or not. As your substitute dad. Or your personal, snarky parole officer." A pause. "Whichever makes you cry less.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“somehow, despite all the therapy I refused, I figured out how to be a decent father.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“Joseph watched me for a long moment, then exhaled and rubbed a hand down his face. "But you know what?" he muttered. "I'll be here for you." I looked up, surprised. "God knows how much I don't like you. I don't love you. I can barely tolerate you. Honestly, you rank somewhere between the DMV and wet socks.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“It's choosing them—over your pride, your distractions, your daddy issues, yourself—every day.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“Say 'provide', and I'll strangle you with one of your overpriced ties. And if you bring up marrying her like it was a humanitarian effort, I swear, I'll call Guinness for the world's largest ego.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“And that is just based on what I saw and heard from October, God knows what they actually did to you. So don't act so surprised you ended up the way you did. You were handed a blueprint for emotional bankruptcy and told to build a life with it.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“So busy trying to please that man, she didn't even see the wreckage behind her. Her kids were starving for something real. Something warm. Something human. And she never noticed. Or if she did... she just hoped you wouldn't need more than she did.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“The kind of man who can gut you with a smile and still get thanked for dinner.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“and the worst part? The absolute insult? You did all that damage not because you're evil, but because you're weak.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“You're worried about lines? Witch, please. You fly in on chaos and leave shame in your cauldron.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“He held up a hand like a traffic cop. "Don't. Just don't. What's next? You're gonna cry? Grow a spine." He turned to Laura like a man ready for war. "And you. If you had a soul, it ghosted you faster than your dignity did.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“Joseph," Mom warned again, though this time she was trying not to smile. He waved her off. "I'm not being mean, I'm being accurate. The man's emotionally constipated. You ever seen him try to express empathy? It's like watching someone try to do algebra in the middle of a stroke.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel

“You weren't just silent, Thomas. You were complicit. Every time you let her disrespect me, you told her—without saying a single word—that I didn't matter enough to defend.”
― Rina Amara GrovelDoll, October : The Odd Ones, Stories of Love and Grovel