Lillie Buchner

“I had imagined that, reading Bone’s story, a girl like her would see what I intended—that being made the object of someone else’s contempt and rage did not make you contemptible. I was arguing against the voice that had told me I was a monster—at five, nine, and fifteen. I was arguing for the innocence and worth of that child—I who had never believed in my own innocence.”
― Dorothy Allison (Author)

“I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he liked me, and I was going to kiss him. That's the story, the whole story, right there.”
― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why

“Probably the most blood came when I used a cheese grater on his knees.”
― Iain Banks, Transition

“But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.”
― Arthur C. Clarke