Bernarda

“Mom has a massive sunflower for a soul so big there's hardly any room in her for organs. Jude and me have one soul between us that we have to share: a tree with its leaves on fire. And Dad has a plate of maggots for his.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“The sunset has turned the sky into a carnival of color as Noah and Brian walk out of the forest, hand in hand. Brian notices Dad and me first and shrugs his hand away, but Noah immediately finds it again. At this, Brian's eyes squint up and his face cracks open in a heart-crushing smile. Noah, like always around Brian, can barely keep his head on his neck, he's so happy.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“What happened between us has colonized every last brain cell. I can barely tie my shoelaces. I forgot how to chew this morning.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“His soul might be a sun. I've never met anyone who had the sun for a soul.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun