“ We don't get to choose who we love. Or stop loving them when they're difficult. ”
No matter how safe and beautiful it is, a cage is still a cage.
~ Jessica Spotswood
History wasn't just a collection of dates I memorized from textbooks, it was tactile and ever present
Maura looks stunned, as though she's been slapped. What about me? Don't you trust me? She gives a hysterical little laugh. Tears are gathering in her blue eyes. Let me guess: you think I'm reckless. 'Too easily ruled by my emotions,' Elena said. As though feeling things too deeply -- wanting more for myself and girls like us -- is so terrible!
You don't have to apologize for your feelings. You can't make yourself fall in love with somebody.