" Yes, trying was exhausting and hard and meant doing everything I didn't want to do and it seemed horribly pointless putting myself through all that if I didn't believe it would make any difference. But then, actually, I wouldn't know if I didn't try. So I started trying. And yes, for ages it felt useless. But then, day by day, I noticed a few things began to give. "

― Holly Bourne , What's a Girl Gotta Do? (The Spinster Club, #3)