“there were so many ways a story could go. like a painting. so many different ways they could be finished. you could even let someone else have a go at it. but eventually, you had to take control of it yourself. you just had to choose a version, and then it became yours.”

i genuinely forgot who recommended stargazer to me before it was even out but if you’re reading this, thank you for doing so because i have found another one of my favourite “unhinged women” reads