“The whole summer was inside of us.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“I wouldn't have to explain that I fall in love with minds, not genders or body parts.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“Mom used to say that if you listen, people will tell you exactly how to hurt them. Because part of us wants to be hurt. We want to know how strong we really are.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
“Then why’d you do it?”
“Jealousy,” she said without hesitation. “It always comes down to something crude. Don’t kid yourself, Keating. It’s human nature.”
― Black Iris
“Jealousy,” she said without hesitation. “It always comes down to something crude. Don’t kid yourself, Keating. It’s human nature.”
― Black Iris
“Strength is not in the body, it’s in the mind. It doesn’t lie in flexing your muscles and crushing those who oppose you. It lies in being the last one standing. By any means. At any cost.”
― Black Iris
― Black Iris
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