Mads

“Time doesn’t heal all wounds. We both know that’s bullshit; it comes from people who have nothing comforting or original to say. But I wonder if others keep up with this lie because they don’t want to speak the harsh truth. The wound never closes and the pain remains, always piercing, always burning, always suffocating, always bleeding.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“The odds had been entirely in her favor. But it hadn’t mattered.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“What do you like?” Leven asked. “That’s easy. Twigs, toothpaste, anything that shines, food that is served in the shape of another food, your reflection, trap doors, misshapen dice, banana flavoring but not actual bananas, pants that have lots of pockets, friendly looking stuffed animals . . . should I go on?”
― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want

“In 2019, almost overnight, I went from being a middle-school teacher from Traverse City, Michigan, to becoming a person strangers looked to for guidance, reassurance, and the perfect reaction GIF on Twitter.”
― Chasten Glezman Buttigieg, I Have Something to Tell You