Maria Gemoto

“Do you believe in fairies?...If you believe, clap your hands!”
― J.M. Barrie

“I still have the scars from when they captured me and beat me in the middle of the street."
"You don't get scars."
"Emotional scars then.”
― Amy Tintera, Rebel

“O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion!”
― Gary Snyder

“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.

“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
― Marie Lu, Champion