Where in the world did you get that dress?" "Present from Zu." "You look like you want to throw it in a fire." "I can't promise there won't be an unfortunate accident later on.
Alexandra BrackenMaybe we had just gotten too used to being alone-- and maybe that needed to change.
Alexandra BrackenLife isnโt fair." I said. "Itโs taken me a while to get that. Itโs always going to disappoint you in some way or another. Youโll make plans, and itโll push you in another direction. You will love people, and theyโll be taken away no matter how hard you fight to keep them. Youโll try for something and wonโt get it. You donโt have to find meaning in it; you donโt have to try to change things. You just have to accept the things that are out of your hands and try to take care of yourself. Thatโs your job.
Alexandra BrackenDreaming led to disappointment, and disappointment to a kind of depressed funk that wasnโt easy to shake. Better to stay in the gray than get eaten by the dark.
Alexandra Bracken