“Being with you, the way you treat my body, it changes me in a way I can’t properly explain. The way you are makes me feel like I’m strong enough to reclaim the parts of me that have felt so broken for so long. Like I can find a path back to loving myself.” — Stop Running Tori Baker by Nikki Lincoln

“Love is not always smooth and easy. Love can be piercing. Love means exposing yourself—all of yourself, every tender part—to being hurt. Because true love is not only the flower, true love is also the thorns.” — Grayson's Vow by Mia Sheridan

“My pain disappears when I’m with you. I get to be a new version of myself when I’m with you. I have something -someone- to look forward at the end of the day. I feel whole again with you.” — Hopeless by Elsie Silver

“You’re worth defending. Every cut, bruise, every single pang of anger or frustration. It’s all worth it. I’d throw my last punch defending you because you deserve to have someone be that person for you, and there’s no one more qualified for the job than me.” — Icebreaker by Hannah Grace