Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep. I would rather die at twenty-two, knowing the truth, then live in a cage of lies for a hundred years.
Karen Marie MoningStrength wasn‘t about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do it.
Karen Marie MoningIn my experience, anybody besides your mom that feeds you is going to want something in exchange for it.
Karen Marie MoningWhen I thought I'd killed him, I felt more alone than I've felt in a long time. Like I couldn't stand walking through this city knowing he wasn't in it. Like somehow, as long as he was out there somewhere, if I was ever really in trouble, I knew where I could go and while maybe he wouldn't do exactly what I wanted him to do, he'd keep me alive. He'd get me through whatever it was to live another day.
Karen Marie Moning