Kaylaa Smith

“If we could begin to see much illness itself not as a cruel twist of fate or some nefarious mystery but rather as an expected and therefore normal consequence of abnormal, unnatural circumstances, it would have revolutionary implications for how we approach everything health related.”
― Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

“We’re going to rule the world, Rika.” I held out my hands, grinning. “You, Banks, and me.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“The only bright side I could find in possibly never feeling him again was that your first love was a learning experience. Or so my mom said. They’re not the ones you marry, she told me. They’re the ones who break you, so you can rebuild yourself better. Stronger.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“That is the tragedy of women, isn’t it? We deny ourselves beauty for the sake of misleading men.”
― Keri Lake, Nocticadia