Monte

“To truly heal, I need to cut off my family.”
― Jon Lindsey

“You want things so badly, but I think one of the things you want is to never have to fight for the other things you want, and that makes it impossible to, y'know, have those other things! It's not even a vicious circle, man. It's a stupid circle.”
― Nat Cassidy, Rest Stop

“I am everything mummy didn't want you to be. Each time you sensed her disapproval, you were afraid and you gave up, you wanted to remove whatever displeased her from yourself.”
― Jacqueline Harpman, Orlanda

“Home is just a foundational state of being,” I say. “You’ll spend your entire life trying, and failing, to return to it.”
Brooklyn breathes fast, loud gasps. Jolene hugs her.
“But in a way, home can be anything,” I say. “Even Jolene can be home.”
For me, she is.”
― Jon Lindsey, Body High