Atbash (Emma)

“They made her feel old. And the way they spoke to her, the way they looked at her, made her feel special. Important. It was a warm, spreading feeling, entirely new. She liked it, and in spite of their story, she liked them, too...”
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“But in another part of her head, the dark part where her oldest fears were housed, she knew there was another sort of reason for staying at home: she was afraid to go away alone.
[...] The characters in stories she read always seemed to go off without a thought or care, but in real life– well, the world was a dangerous place. People were always telling her so. And she would not be able to manage without protection. They were always telling her that, too.”
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“The first house only is important; the first house, the road, and the wood.”
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“Get off your high horse bitch youre literally reading school shooter fanfic.”
― Eliza Clark, Penance