Rainbowyikes

“Even girls made of stars are captives, bound at the wrists and traded like property. Even girls made of stars aren't asked, aren't believed, aren't considered worth the effort unless they can offer something in return.
Even girls made of stars buy into those lies sometimes.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Girl Made of Stars

“A sheen of tiny drops, all of them trapped in the glow of the stoplight and reflecting red onto my hands and face and neck. It's beautiful. I'm beautiful. There's no one around to see it, but maybe that's okay.”
― Lauren Karcz, The Gallery of Unfinished Girls

“Because when they thought the stars were sticking to her, really all the loneliness and sadness were falling off. The stars were underneath.”
― Ashley Herring Blake, Girl Made of Stars

“We were nostalgic for a time that wasn't yet over.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay