The Difference Between Quotes

“nothing happens to vines in nature without fruit. Exist as they are. Leaves still make oxygen, roots still keep Big Mama in place.” He shrugs. “Everything doesn’t have to be good at everything, ya know?”
― Ashley Manley, The Difference Between

“Trying to keep everything, kills everything.”
― Ashley Manley, The Difference Between

“This can’t happen. I refuse. She might be right that all I have is work, but the truth is, all I have is work. If she takes this from me, I’ll have nothing. I’ll twiddle my thumbs in my condo. Alone. She might think this is what I need, but it will make things worse. I’ll drive myself mad thinking about Matt and Fizz Co and my empty office. I will not let her push me out into some three-month hiatus from work to think about things I’ve been perfectly fine not thinking about.”
― Ashley Manley, The Difference Between