MalCurie

“Maybe if you weren't such a bitch, people would punch you less," James muttered.
"Exactly!" Hollis cried. "I get punched way too often for that to even be considered a viable motive for anything.”
― K. Ancrum, The Corruption of Hollis Brown

“And if she’d learned anything, it was that life could be agonizingly short. So why not fall in love with as many people as you could?”
― Alicia Jasinska

“Recognizing problems is pointless when you have little motivation to fix them. And finding motivation is impossible when the mere idea of existing feels like a punishment.”
― Liann Zhang, Julie Chan Is Dead

“Hi, everyone,’ I reply, as if I’m about to give a family press conference like last time. ‘I’m fine.’

Mum leans in. ‘Fine? Did something happen?’

‘I’m great,’ I correct, knowing that Mum will think ‘fine’ means ‘bad’ and ‘bad’ means ‘dying’. ‘Everything is great. I’m having a great time.”
― Tobias Madden, Wrong Answers Only