Diana

“Dad used to make Mom’s eyes shine; now he makes her grind her teeth. I don’t know why.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“Listen, it is not the charcoal that draws the picture. It is you. It is your hand, which is attached to your body, and in that body is a beating heart...”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“I’m having a hand problem. How come everyone else seems to know what to do with them? Pockets, I remember with relief, pockets, I love pockets!”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“I wasn't big on family gatherings. Too many intimate strangers. I smiled a lot, but really I never knew what to say.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe