Ray Ray

“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night

“And she glowed with light like the brightest planet in the darkest sky.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Orbiting Jupiter

“I knelt down, and Jupiter put out both her hands and pulled my ears. “Jackie,” said Jupiter. “That’s right,” I said. “Jackie.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Orbiting Jupiter

“the dead are not always right. The dead are not saints. But the dead are ours. We carry them with us like it’s our job. And maybe it is.”
― Ashley Hope Pérez, Out of Darkness