Brittany Murray

“You don’t look very sick..."

"How grossly inappropriate of you to notice,’ I reply, fighting hard to keep my voice even.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

“Your mind adapts to what worse is. Suddenly, that thing that seemed so terrifying at first is dwarfed by the next challenge that comes your way. But you adapt again and again and again, until you find yourself fearless.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

“..because never in my life have I ever been picked when there was another alternative.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“I saw you having a hard time getting across the grass to your car.’ He whispers it, like he’s telling me secrets.

‘You saw that?’

He turns a slight shade of pink, rubs the back of his neck, and stares out of the kitchen window.

‘I wasn’t spying.’ For a moment he looks ten years younger. ‘I was hoping to get your attention. You see, I thought we were flirting.’

‘Hang on a second.’ I’m confused. It’s like being introduced to Advanced Calculus all over again. ‘You mistook an anxiety attack for flirting? How?’ Trying to figure out which part of my harpooned-squid impression could be considered anything other than tragic.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies