Gracie

“Being an autistic young woman came with so many sacrifices to the altar of "normal," just to purchase some peace.”
― Elle McNicoll, Some Like It Cold

“She had worn the golden girl mask for so long and sometimes it was too frightening to imagine removing it. It splintered her face, it made her eyes tired, it dulled the taste of life, but it was easier to be accepted as a watered-down version of yourself than rejected for who you really were.”
― Elle McNicoll, Some Like It Cold

“Just the act of falling in love was to agree to a broken heart.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atmosphere

“She liked knowing why she was the way she was, it was a relief. A welcome key to her own mind.”
― Elle McNicoll, Some Like It Cold