Jordan

“That moment in my body when the teacher put his hand on my knee to comfort me was the understanding of all of that--that in order to be attractive, irresistible, to be worthy of notice, was to be both beautiful and in open need, to be damaged.”
― Alisson Wood, Being Lolita

“We all believe we are the center of the universe, but we forget we are merely specks among the stars. Moving through the streams of possible futures, sometimes colliding.”
― Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet

“I went up the stairs,
I crossed the roads,
trains carried me,
waters brought me,
and in the skin of the grapes
I thought I touched you.
The wood suddenly
brought me your touch,
the almond announced to me
your secret softness,
until your hands
closed on my chest
and there like two wings
they ended their journey.”
― Pablo Neruda, Love Poems

“Yes, "Lolita" is beautiful. But yes, it's also terrible. We can hold both in our hands.”
― Alisson Wood, Being Lolita