Kristin

“How upset he must be, that this one time the world did not grant him his heart's desire on his first request.”
― Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

“Only an Imperial man would go to such lengths for something he wasn't even sure he wanted. Only an Imperial man would be so confounded by not having gotten what he wanted with ease. How upset he must be, that this one time the world did not grant him his heart's desire on his first request.”
― Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

“Everyone's had a tortured high school experience. You're not an anti-hero, you just suck.”
― Kit Steinkellner, Quince

“The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed.
"Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--"
"It's okay," she says. "He only has one."
"One...beer?"
"Todd has hip dysplasia. He drinks beer instead of taking painkillers. It's really okay."
...
"He was supposed to be a service dog," Agate explains.
"What for, bartending?"
"No, mobility...But then he flunked out."
"Because of the drinking?”
― Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says