Janie

“The thing about being invisible is, you’d think it would feel light and airy and easy, no pressure, but it doesn’t. It’s the heaviest thing I’ve ever known.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, You'd Be Home Now

“My mother and her raised fist flashes in front of my eyes. I shrink away from Riley, shutting myself off, bracing myself.

There is the person people see on the outside, and then there is the person on the inside and then, even farther down, is that other buried person, a naked and silent creature, not used to light. I have it and now, here, I see it: Riley's hidden person.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, Girl in Pieces

“a story about a girl who thought a boy liked her, and maybe could save her from herself, but in the end she was just stupid, stupid because she’s a fucking freak, but if she could just make it through the night, there was going to be another chance, another day. Maybe, maybe maybe.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, Girl in Pieces

“It's counterintuitive, yes? That hurting yourself makes you feel better. That somehow you can rid yourself of pain by causing yourself pain. -pg 42”
― Kathleen Glasgow, Girl in Pieces