

“I think I understand for a fleeting moment why everything that’s bad and painful and sad is worth it if you love someone, because I’ll remember how he’s looking at me now forever.”
― Daisy Haites
― Daisy Haites

“In another life I reckon I could have loved you,' I tell her. She gives me a little smile back. 'In another life I would have let you-' Never you mind that I already love her in this one.”
― Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing
― Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing

“You can love someone and not have it rule you, not have it dictate your every waking thought and decision. You can love someone and still retain your power and autonomy. You can love someone and have it just be there, a part of you, and still have a completely functional life. Even if it's a life without them. Doesn't sound much like any life I'm interested in, actually.”
― Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home
― Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home

“She could walk all over me, strangle me to death, and I wouldn’t notice. If the emerald eyes are out then I’m dying anyway.”
― Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home
― Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home

“When the darkest part of you meets the darkest part of me, it creates light.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
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