Chelle_Reads

“You can't fix someone who is determined to stay broken.”
― Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures

“Like the warmth of winter candlelight cast across a beloved, worn book, he was.”
― Kim Michele Richardson, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

“People and their opinions generally suck,”
― Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures

“Marcellus, it’s me.” The octopus shifts slightly out of its corner and peers at her, blinking its creepy eye. Who is this lady? And how did she get in here, anyway? She nods, encouraging. “It’s okay.” She holds out her hand, and to Cameron’s shock the creature extends one of its arms and winds it around her wrist. She repeats, “It’s okay. I’m going to help you down now, all right?” The octopus nods. Wait, no. It did not. Did it? He rubs his eyes. Are they pumping hallucinogens through the ductwork here?”
― Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures