Marcy Thomes

“You know how a gardenia’s petals reveal any telltale fingermarks by turning brown,” the preacher said. “Your lives are like that. Purity is like that . . . Young people, don’t give anything to the world to destroy. Don’t be ashamed of high ideals, dreams, and beautiful thoughts.”
― Catherine Marshall, A Man Called Peter

“What the hell, if you are going to roll the dice with Lucifer, I say go the distance.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

“Are you OLD?"
"No. I'm only twelve. But I've been that for a long time.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

“#metooasachild”
― Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love