Tired Tiger

“I don't even like him,' Gwen said eventually, and Bridget laughed quietly. 'He grows on you.' 'Like mould,' said Gwen. 'Like one of those plants that strangles trees.”
― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

“In her stories, there would be an answer like a lightning bolt. A cure for the curse, a sword for the monster, a crown for the prince. Perfect and all-encompassing in its simplicity. Long live the king and his happily ever after.”
― Georgia Summers, The City of Stardust

“I don’t think doing a difficult thing and being happy are mutually exclusive, Gabriel. I think you could both have some of the things you want, if you’re brave enough to ask for them.”
― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

“Walk like you don’t care where your limbs are,’ Agnes said, doing a
much better job of it than Gwen. ‘As if it’s of no consequence to you where
they end up. Like this. See? Swing them about. And you should act, at all
times, as if your crotch is a burden.’

‘Now hang on,’ said Arthur. ‘I’m a man, and my crotch isn’t a burden.’

‘Maybe not to you,’ said Gwen. ‘But it’s a burden on the rest of
humanity.”
― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love