“I feel sick. Ashamed. Still scared. He’s not gonna believe me. He’s gonna twist it until it lines up with the way he sees the world, and then this impossible thing between us will crack and shrivel and die. There’s something worse than sneaking away and never seeing him again. It’s cowering in this room, telling him the truth, watching him weigh up the value of people and their word, and living through the exact moment when he ranks me less than. It’s keeping my head up while he breaks my heart, and I’m already wrung out and so damn tired. I don’t know where to find the strength. But I will. I’ve picked myself up off the floor before. It’s cold comfort, but it’s enough. He’s turned his back on me before. I survived then. I’ll survive now.” StrongTrustBraveGirl PowerResilient Book:Hitting the Wall Source: Hitting the Wall
“You’re perfect. This is perfect. Every time you’re around, it hurts to take my eyes off you. And it ain’t ‘cause of your body, which is perfect, but ‘cause there ain’t anything in the world that makes me feel the way I do when I look at you.” “And what’s that?” Her hands have stilled, but she’s trembling. “Like there’s good in it.” LoveBeautifulRelationshipsCate C WellsSteel BonesThings I Want To Hear Book:Nickel's Story Source: Nickel's Story
“I feel strange. Nothing’s resolved. You can’t fix the past. But still— It’s like the memory—at least this one—was the beach at the end of the day, messy with piles of sand and holes and footprints—and now it’s the morning, and it’s all still there, but smoothed out. For now. Nothing’s made right—you can’t change the past—but somehow, something has still been remade.” HealingForgiveness Book:Against a Wall Source: Against a Wall
“Town was too small, but the mountain was big. I was alone both places, but on the mountain, it didn’t hurt. It healed.” NatureHealingGroundedness Book:Against a Wall Source: Against a Wall
“He swallows, his throat bobbing. “And just so you’ve got it straight, I don’t regret last night, and I don’t regret when we were together the first time.” My face grows impossibly hotter, and I tug at the hem of my dress. “I regret I didn’t do it right when we were together the first time, but I’d do it again.” He stops, and I think he’s done, but then he grins wickedly at me. “I have every intention of doing it again.” LoveCute Things Guys SaySexy Banter Book:Hitting the Wall Source: Hitting the Wall