EmQueue

“Shara doesn’t throw things away because they mean nothing to her. She throws things away because they mean too much.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“You take care of yourself, and that’s important,” her mom says. “And you don’t hurt anyone.” “But I do hurt people,” Chloe insists. “Do you do it on purpose?” “No.” “Okay, then, you’re human.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“You really think you can be happy here? Do you want to ask my mom how that's going for her?'

'I know she left. A lot of people do. And that's okay! I get it! Everybody has to do what they have to do. But if everyone like us leaves False Beach, it's never going to change. Someone has to stay.'

'But why does it have to be you?'

Georgie finally lifts her eyes. 'Because I can take it.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“You think people make choices? No, people think they make choices, they think they're gonna steer right, or steer left, but they didn't build the roads. The big choices already got made for them, a long time ago.”
― Brennan Lee Mulligan