Ardith Niang

“I emitted some civetlike female stink, a distinct perfume of sexual wanting, that he had followed to find me here in the dark.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander

“Watch TV or something." That's what the note says.
So I say to myself, Fine. But I think I'll do the "or something" part.”
― Andrew Clements, Things Not Seen

“My genius is not so frail a thing that it cowers from the dirty fingers of newspapernen.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

“I can’t do more than this. Don’t ask me. If you ask, I’ll try and I’ll fail. You’ll end up hating me. And I’d rather die . . . than have you hate me. Or disappoint you. My own darkness, it still chips away at me.”
― J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath