Miriam Bates

“A lump of joy
forms in my throat,
because now I have someone
to walk with, to talk with,
someone who knows
where I’ve been,
what I’ve lost.”
― Ritu Hemnani, Lion of the Sky

“The doll looked at her with rapt attention. Charlie searched for signs of intelligence behind her eyes and got only the impression of an empty hallway and the distant tones of a doorbell.”
― Kate Alice Marshall, Extra Normal

“You can’t fix yourself
by breaking someone else, I say.”
― Ritu Hemnani, Lion of the Sky

“The majestic shape of the mountains silhouetted against violet skies, the golden glow of the sun rising slowly on the horizon so it shone like butter against the ice. It was beyond the edge of the world - beyond the edge of anything April had ever experienced in her life. It was so huge and so colossal that it stole the breath from her throat and layer by layer, stripped away all the parts that had ever made her doubt herself.”
― Hannah Gold, Finding Bear