“Everyone has something to learn and something to teach. Once you have done those two things, you have accomplished your life mission and it’s time to come home.” “Then”
― It's a Wonderful Death
― It's a Wonderful Death
“Dear friend, You are not a freak. You are wanted. You are necessary. You are the only you there is. Don’t be afraid to leave the castle. It’s a great big world out there. Love, a fellow reader”
― Holding Up the Universe
― Holding Up the Universe
“I was tired, it was late, I was sitting half-asleep in the back of a taxi, remembering strangely that wherever I go, you are with me, and so is he, and that as long as you both live the world will be beautiful to me.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“I'm tired of watching, and waiting, and expecting things to work out. It never works out. It never works unless you demand,
So here I am, demanding.”
― This Is Where the World Ends
So here I am, demanding.”
― This Is Where the World Ends
“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.”
― Girl in Pieces
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.”
― Girl in Pieces
astrid’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at astrid’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by astrid
Lists liked by astrid
























