Julia Calisto

“People will risk everything for a little bit of something beautiful,”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

“He’s never talked to you about me?” The wrinkles in her forehead deepen. The look lasts only for a second. If I wasn’t on high alert, I wouldn’t even notice it. “Can’t say that he has,” she says. “That’s surprising,” I say. “He and I are pretty close.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

“I’m not going anywhere,” he says, kissing my forehead. He calls me sensitive. “Like a . . .” He stops and softly laughs. “I was about to say like a little girl. I forget sometimes that’s exactly what you are.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

“It’s strange to know that whenever I remember myself at fifteen, I’ll think of this.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa