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“My mother always started the story by saying, 'Well, she was born in the backseat of a stranger's car,' as though that explained why Wavy wasn't normal.”
― Bryn Greenwood, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

“He needed me to speak, because his heart hurt, too. I didn’t want to be mean, but sometimes, it was dangerous to open my mouth and let words out.”
― Bryn Greenwood, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

“So is setting an example for your niece about how she doesn’t need to turn herself inside out to be loved. How she doesn’t need to set herself on fire to keep someone else warm. Demanding to have your own needs met isn’t problematic—it’s heroic, and kids are watching. They’re always watching. If you set an example that tells her the only way she’s worthy of love is by giving everyone everything, she’ll internalize that message.”
― Lucy Score, Things We Never Got Over

“We didn't need to talk. We just laid there watching falling stars go streaking white through all that darkness.”
― Bryn Greenwood, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things