Danielle

“Linus told me something once, and I think about it a lot. He said it’s okay to not be okay, so long as it doesn’t become all we know.”
― T.J. Klune, Somewhere Beyond the Sea

“How could he tell one child he could be a thing, but tell another that he couldn’t do the same? Granted, David’s idea of being a monster wasn’t the same as Lucy’s, but was it fair to hold one person to a standard and another to something else entirely?”
― T.J. Klune, Somewhere Beyond the Sea

“He’s not going to fight Jesus,” Talia said. “Last night, Lucy stubbed his toe and cried until Zoe kissed it, so all Jesus has to do is wait for that, and the fight is over.”
― T.J. Klune, Somewhere Beyond the Sea

“Lucy eyed him slyly. “What if I don’t become who you want me to be?”
Arthur expected this. Pushing up against perceived boundaries, testing how far they could stretch. All the children did this at one point or another. It went back to what Arthur had said during the hearing, about children being told no and immediately asking why. “I would love you just the same.”
― T.J. Klune, Somewhere Beyond the Sea