⠀⠀✦ the dinner list , by rebecca serle
⭐️ 4.5 / 5.0
⠀⠀“i had blinders on. but isn't that part of love? refusing to see the parts that are so dark, so grim, they would send you running? or is it that you see them and love anyway?”
⠀⠀✦ don't say a word , by nicola sanders
⭐️ 5.0 / 5.0
⠀⠀“some days, i don't think i can do this anymore. some days, all i want to do is scream and throw things, and damn the consequences.”
⠀⠀“we are taught that honesty is the most important quality. but there are so many instances when honesty isn't kind. when the kinder thing to do is to keep what you have to say to yourself.”
“i think you're an orchid.”
“you think i'm a flower?”
“of course.”
“we're in trouble, then.”
“we are? doesn't feel like it.”
“well, you're clearly a flower.”
“i am?”
“you are. and two flowers can't be together.”
“how come?”
“there are flowers and there are gardeners. flowers bloom; gardeners tend. two flowers, no tending. everything dies.”
“i'd never want to stop anyone from growing.”
“but you're not a gardener.”
“why can't we grow together?”
“maybe we can.”