Isabella

“I admit that I didn’t know until a month ago that the division sign was just a fraction with dots replacing the numerator and the denominator.”
― Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey

“Ahaw, Manito nimiykosinan tawiyawitsahotahk. Moyaywak kakicimahhaw awa oskinikiw. Ahaw, ekosi nitwanan.”
― Shane Hawk, Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

“Word of the year: monachopsis noun. The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place. Unable to recognize your intended habitat, never feeling as though you are at home.”
― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors

“Ready?” I nod, and Maya starts to play. This piece—the duet for cello and oboe by Eugène Bozza—is in six-eight. Maya gets seven measures all to herself before I come in. I know she likes it, because the oboe almost never gets to play solo. But in this piece, for once, Maya gets to be the star.”
― Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey