Amber

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker. I carry on an inner monologue, but the words often don’t reach my lips. She looks nice today, I’d think, but somehow it wouldn’t occur to me to say it out loud.”
― Gillian Flynn, The Complete Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl, Dark Places, Sharp Objects

“Cubism. Seeing beyond what is on the surface. Moving both eyes and a nose to the side of the face. Dicing bodies and tables and guitars as if they were celery sticks, and rearranging them so that you have to really see them to see them.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“You were wearing that helmet all the time. And the real, real, real, real truth is: I missed seeing your face, Auggie. I know you don’t always love it, but you have to understand … I love it. I love this face of yours, Auggie, completely and passionately. And it kind of broke my heart that you were always covering it up.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder