Niki

“She’s like the Hulk,” Nate explained. “But instead of transforming when she gets mad, it’s when she sees crafts. And she doesn’t turn big and green. She just makes crafts. So not like the Hulk, really.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods

“Jenny Perez is officially my nemesis," Jenny said. "They better change the name of this program to Jenny's Gonna Cut a Bitch, because I swear to God that when I find Jenny Perez, I am going to cut that bitch.”
― Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

“Anxiety is very accommodating. Minutes ago, Stevie’s anxiety was all about failure. It neatly converted itself into worry about places called Bounce Houses and not having hot water or air-conditioning. It was perfectly ready to bring the snakes to the party. It’s a big tent. All problems are welcome.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods

“You’ll never regret a decision more than the one you make out of fear. Fear tells you to make your life small. Fear tells you to think small. Fear tells you to be small-hearted. Fear seeks to preserve itself, and the bigger you let your life and perspective and heart get, the less air you give fear to survive.”
― Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light