Rachael

“When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.

When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Wisława Szymborska, Poems New and Collected

“Hi there," Tucker says brightly, like we're bumping into each other on the street.
"Uh, hi."
"Nice night for stalking," he observes.
"No, I was---"
"Get your butt in here, Carrots.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Friends don't eat friends' souls.”
― Brodi Ashton, Everneath

“They need to practice harder," he said. 'If they're really going to do this, they need to work much harder.'

'They will," I assured him. 'But they got better, right?'

Baz laughed. 'Are you going to stand in front of them during their gigs too? If so, make sure you get equal billing. People will pay a lot to see the girl with the broom.”
― Antony John, Five Flavors of Dumb