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“Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople.”
― Wren Martin Ruins It All
― Wren Martin Ruins It All
“Running isn't me. This body also isn't me. It's a bunch of skin and fat and skeleton carrying around the real me, my brain or my spirit or whatever it is that makes Lizzie. Sometimes I think it was a mistake that I wound up in this body--maybe even a mistake that I wound up being human. Maybe I was supposed to be a tree. Tall, steady, solitary, wise. Watching the rest of the world run.”
― Just Lizzie
― Just Lizzie
“Lou felt like she'd fallen headfirst into the rabbit hole, if that rabbit hole was also a thrift store run by two bunnies on ecstasy.”
― Not Good for Maidens
― Not Good for Maidens
“It had taken her a while to figure it out, skirting around the Queer Club at school and going to virtual talks with Neela and in-person events with May, but once she tried the ace label on, she felt it fit her like a well-worn T-shirt. She didn't need a label to explain herself, but having 'ace' felt like armor; it was easy to drop a word, to be somewhat understood.”
― Not Good for Maidens
― Not Good for Maidens
“You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats."
"Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats."
"You like watching aviation disaster documentaries too," I say blandly, hiking up my backpack on one shoulder.”
― Wren Martin Ruins It All
"Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats."
"You like watching aviation disaster documentaries too," I say blandly, hiking up my backpack on one shoulder.”
― Wren Martin Ruins It All
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