Kalanit

“Your father’s a coward, Hazy,” he told her. “It’s wrong, what they’re doing. It’s disgusting. It’s unchristian. If I were a man, I’d quit in protest.” She took his hand in hers. “What would you do then?” “That’s just it,” he told her. “I’m a coward. I support this trash to pay my bills. Remember, we’re all God’s children. Be braver than I’ve been.”
― Julie Berry, Lovely War

“You can't change endings by going back and changing beginnings.”
― Monica Hesse, The War Outside

“Joy can do that. It can hurt as much as pain.”
― Julie Berry, Lovely War

“Here; you’ve been carrying that alone for a long time. Let me carry it with you awhile.”
― Julie Berry, Lovely War