Callista

“No, we won’t forget this.” I pull a lilac off a low branch and tuck it behind Liza’s ear. “Bonita,” I say. Before we get up, I kiss her on the cheek. “We’re going to make memories this summer so when high school is over we can meet back on this bench and remember it all, okay?” Liza smiles. “It’s a date.”
― Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

“That you try to flatter me when I have a blade at your neck makes me want to slit your throat and spare the world your ignorance.”
― Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

“I think sometimes we make the mistake of thinking monsters are abhorrent aberrations, lurking in the darkest recesses, when the truth is far more disturbing. The most monstrous men are those who sit in plain sight, daring you to challenge them.”
― Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

“The palace underestimates the resourcefulness of women forced into a dark and dangerous place.”
― Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead