Lee

“Every book is a different hood, a different country, a different world. Reading is how I visit places and people and ideas. And when something rings true or if I still have a question, I outline it with a bright yellow highlighter so that it’s lit up in my mind, like a lightbulb or a torch leading the way to somewhere new.”
― Ibi Zoboi, Pride

“Most people never choose anything. They are chosen for, or they follow what is left to them after their choices have been eaten away by time, by ill fortune, by their own actions or the deeds of others.”
― Jay Lake, Green

“The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it's the wolf inside who will tear you apart.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

“We each pace against the bars that cage us."

"Your cage is the world," I said in frustration, though I did not mean to strike for his heart.

"Everyone's cage is the world. Some worlds are smaller than others.”
― Jay Lake, Green