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“Families weren't like a box of standardized-test-taking number two pencils. Families were like a box of assorted-color Sharpie markers: different, kinda stinky (but not in a bad way), and permanent whether you liked it or not.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Remember, in one light something may seem monstrous, and in another it is perhaps not so terrible after all.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Be honest,' said Yellow Stripe. 'Does this helmet make my head look fat?'
'Fat is not bad,' said Red Stripe, rolling his eyes. 'Stop looking at those magazine covers. They're totally enchanted.'
Brynne paused to raise her left fist in solidarity and kept moving.
'I know, I know...but the covers are so shiny...' said Yellow Stripe.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Answering a wrong with a wrong doesn't make it right.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Happiness isn't always easy," he'd said. "But it's a priority.”
― Goldy Moldavsky, Kill the Boy Band

“I can't blame you for trying to categorize me. It's a human instinct. It's why scientists are, to this day, completely flabbergasted by the duck-billed platypus: it's furry like a mammal, but lays eggs like a bird. It defies conventional classification.
I AM THE PLATYPUS (Coo coo ka-choo)”
― Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human

“That's my problem, actually. I don't talk to anybody about what's going on in my head, because I'm afraid they might not be able to take it.”
― Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human

“When people gave you work to do, you stopped being a person and became a part of the scenery. Sometimes that was convenient.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Dragon Pearl