Penny Zang > Quotes

“It was the kind of pink-hazed sky that called for poetry. Pink like the flick of a tongue, like a blushing cheek, the beginning of a fever.”
― Penny Zang, Doll Parts

“At least we had each other, though. In our beautiful, chaotic, messy lives, we were as safe as we could ever be. Even if it was only an illusion of safety.”
― Penny Zang, Doll Parts

“Her favorite poet: Sylvia Plath, of course. What she liked most was autumn on campus, the vibration of cathedral bells, the smell of rotting leaf piles-everything made prettier as it died.”
― Penny Zang, Doll Parts

“The scariest movies, I'd always said, were the ones set in the woods where no one else
could hear you scream. Sadie disagreed.
The most terrifying scenarios were when the monsters hid in plain sight.”
― Penny Zang, Doll Parts