Elaine

“I'm probably gonna start looking for a one-bedroom or a studio."

"Oh, for real?" Emira was shocked, and then she was jealous, and then she wondered, Is that what we're supposed to be doing right now? Cause if it is, I ain't there.”
― Kiley Reid, Such a Fun Age

“We’re part of the earth below us and the sky above us. Our veins echo the patterns of rivers and roots. There’s sunlight and moonlight in our bones.”
― Sangu Mandanna, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

“You’re the only person I know who says the word nice like it’s a bad thing.” “It’s not a bad thing at all, except when it’s all there is. A lot of nice people stop being nice when they don’t get exactly what they want.”
― Sangu Mandanna, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

“It's good to be reminded that the world is full of stories that are, potentially, at least as painful as yours.”
― Stephanie Butland, Lost For Words