Kimberly

“A library at night is full of sounds: The unread books can’t stand it any longer and announce their contents, some boasting, some shy, some devious. But the sound I heard wasn’t the sound of a book.”
― Helen Oyeyemi, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

“How will I know I've grown up? When I've started using words I didn't really know the meaning of. I said I did that already and she said yes but I worried about it and grown-ups didn't.”
― Helen Oyeyemi, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow. There can never be a time when you forget them, when you are not, in your heart, questing after something you cannot have, something you cannot even properly imagine, the lack of which will spoil your sleep and your day and your life, until you close your eyes for the final time...”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“A young girl’s body is the most dangerous place in the world, as it is the spot where violence is most likely to be enacted.”
― Heather O'Neill, The Lonely Hearts Hotel