Mattie Rowlee

“When he thought of her, it rather amazed him, that he had let that girl with her violin go. Now, of course, he saw that her self-effacing proposal was quite irrelevant. All she had needed was the certainty of his love, and his reassurance that there was no hurry when a lifetime lay ahead of them. Love and patience- if only he had had them both at once- would surely have seen them both through.”
― Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach

“Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better.”
― Dean Koontz, Winter Moon

“Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

“...between addiction and depression? Depression a lot worse. Depression ain't something you just get OFF of. You can't get CLEAN from depression. Depression be like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your MIND. You just got to be careful not to touch where it hurts. It always be there, though.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot