Phobean

“Perhaps this is simply the way it is with writers. It's when they don't see you that you matter. Because then you can belong to them in a way that permits them complete possession. You are determined by them. You are controlled. You are, generally speaking, exaggerated.”
― Alice Walker, The Temple of My Familiar

“Emergency dance party--go away.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library.”
― Kelly Yang, Front Desk

“Life is very different when you have a good friend. I've seen people without special friends, close friends. Other men, especially. For some reason men don't often make and keep friends. This is a real tragedy, I think, because in a way, without a tight male friend, you never really are able to see yourself.”
― Alice Walker, The Temple of My Familiar