“If I had lady-spider legs, I would weave a sky where the stars lined up. Matresses would be tied down tight to their trucks, bodies would never crash through windshields. The moon would rise above the wine-dark sea and give babies only to maidens and musicians who had prayed long and hard. Lost girls wouldn't need compasses or maps. They would find gingerbread paths to lead them out of the forest and home again. They would never sleep in silver boxes with white velvet sheets, not until they were wrinkled-paper grandmas and ready for the trip. ”
― Wintergirls
― Wintergirls
“I can’t tell anymore when I’m asleep and when I’m awake, or which is worse.”
― Wintergirls
― Wintergirls
“Why are you being so mean?"
"Friends tell friends the truth."
"yeah, but not to hurt, to help.”
― Wintergirls
"Friends tell friends the truth."
"yeah, but not to hurt, to help.”
― Wintergirls
“Everyone was always becoming someone else.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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