Laura Bopp

“You’re perfect,” he said, finishing his thought as if she hadn’t interrupted. “I don’t care if you see dead wolves and turn into a living ice sculpture when you’re having a bad day. I don’t care if I have an imprint of your teeth on my shoulder. I don’t care if you’re … fixed.” He spat the word like it tasted bad. “I want you to be safe and happy. That’s all.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“And that made me realize this: Everyone’s story is different, all the time. No one is ever really together, even if it looks for a while like they”
― Ali Benjamin, The Thing About Jellyfish

“Being seen is more about the ears than the eyes”
― Ali Benjamin, The Thing About Jellyfish

“The more fragile the animal, the more it needs to protect itself. So the more venom a creature has, the more we should be able to forgive that animal. They're the ones that need it most. And, really, what is more fragile than a jellyfish, which doesn't even have any bones?”
― Ali Benjamin, The Thing About Jellyfish