quotes that i liked from the book "Turtles all the way down" by John Green

When Mollie starts to prefer the dreams she's having to the painful reality of life, she's forced to choose between embracing a fantasy or the man she loves. ***** Since she was seven, Mollie Cutright has known two truths: she loves Howard Flynn and her dreams are the most magical part of her life. Each day she suffers at the hands of her abusive parents, but each night she is surrounded by a loving family who call her by a different name. Growing up in 1930's Virginia, no one has patience for a girl who might be mad, so Mollie strives to keep her dreams (and how often they intrude on her reality) a secret. But when her secret comes out, Mollie is sent to an asylum, though not before she and Howard are secretly engaged. It is at the asylum she discovers the dreams are echoes of her past lives. She's an immortal, if she makes a journey to claim her heritage. The problem is, if she continues down this path, she can never see Howard, the love of her life, again. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

"Not just a flavour, but a way of life." When seventeen-year-old Flo Kennedy is forced to up sticks and trade her life in London for a sleepy seaside town on the south coast, she's anything but excited. Walden-on-Sea could win awards for being Britain's dullest town, and with a population consisting almost entirely of over sixties, teenagers are an endangered species. Silently struggling with her parents' death and separation from her sister, Flo's convinced she's in for the worst summer of her life. But when she meets the guy in the ice cream shop, things start to change. It's not long before she lands herself a job, a new set of friends and maybe even the beginnings of first romance. For the first time in several years, she's happy. But Flo knows all too well that things can't stay perfect forever, and after all, being on top of the world only gives you further to fall.

"I'm pregnant." and "I never cared." are two deadly sentences that Aerial Mason never wants anyone to say to her. So how ironic is it when those exact words are said by her best friend and the one she loves the most?

Cassia Foley is not like other girls, and she's proud of it. She doesn't have time for drama or petty fights between friends, or for putting on a fake facade for the rest of the world to see. Unfortunately, she's going to have to make time for some drama, because she just landed herself in drama class, the worst elective she can imagine. Especially with The Dragon Lady in charge of drama, and The Dragon Lady's son (who's actually pretty cute) in charge of her. Working side by side with Ronin actually might not be as bad as Cassia would have thought. But Ronin Creel already has every other girl in the drama department all over him, and Cassia is not like other girls. And that's a good thing...right?

Elliot Fisher needs help. On top of school, softball, and her social life, she's also trying to manage her love life (or at least the boy who has the potential to give her a love life.) But between leaving parties and hang-outs early, focusing on his own baseball team, and spending his time playing matchmaker with Elliot's best friend and his new friend, Jayden Joss seems a little bit too preoccupied for Ellie. Is he interested in being more than Ellie's friend? Or is this just strike-out in Ellie Fisher's game?

Everly Winter hasn't had a day without responsibility in years. Between dealing with her newly divorced parents and watching out for a suicidal best friend, Everly never has time for herself. But then Jace Wasson comes along, self-contained and enigmatic. He doesn't give Everly the best first impression, but the two of them just can't seem to stay away from each other. Everly finds herself falling- falling in love with someone who she never expected to like the slightest bit.

Riley Monroe and Everett Rosenfeld have been best friends since they were four and have been in love since they were fourteen. Riley has promised Everett that no matter what, she will be his forever. So after Everett's mother dies in a car accident, why does Everett shut Riley down? Because Everett believes that Riley is the reason why his mother is dead.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."

a little bit of one-shots here and there...Mostly just going to be small ideas that I like to pitch in 🌹🌙