Nuisance Nonsense

“What you did was enough," I said. "We didn't need a superhero. Just an adult who acted to help us when I asked.”
― Nancy Werlin, The Rules of Survival

“I try to shake it loose-but these ideas, they cling. It's like I'm shackled to them with an iron chain. They rattle along behind me, dragging against the ground, always reminding me of their presence.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Madness Underneath

“It’s not okay,” I tell her. This gets her attention; it’s not what she was expecting. “You don’t have to be okay.” “What do you want from me?” Her voice is ragged, desperate. “I want you to let yourself be broken. Let yourself hurt.” She shakes her head again. “I can’t. If I let it out, it’ll never stop.” “Yes, it will.”
― Jasinda Wilder, Falling Into You

“Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy