Alexis Smith

“At night, the creature that was the Garden peeled back its synthetic skin to show the skeleton beneath.”
― Dot Hutchison, The Butterfly Garden

“We shouldn’t have to fix ourselves if we don’t want to. We shouldn’t have to be strong or brave or hopeful or any such bullshit. Mum has always emphatically stated that it’s okay to not be okay. We don’t owe that to anyone else.”
― Dot Hutchison, Roses of May

“Scars mean we survived something, even when the wounds still hurt.”
― Dot Hutchison, The Summer Children

“sometimes it’s the quest that holds the meaning, not the reward.”
― Dot Hutchison, Roses of May