Anna Edwards

“What’s your name?” I asked her after making a study of her face for a half dozen years. There was a cragginess to her features, her strong nose and her sharp jaw. It would crash ships rather than launch them, but I never knew a woman who didn’t want to crash at least a few ships.”
― Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

“You must have been happy."
She puffed a soft breath between her lips, shrugged. "I was free. That's better than happy. Happy came later. Are you?"
"I will be," I said firmly. "Both.”
― Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

“I wasn't good with other girls. I felt strange around them, all competition tangled with a desperate urge to please and belong.”
― Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

“I would never be adorable and bubbling over with praise for myself and others. Instead, I was still and cold, and had to hope that was enough.”
― Nghi Vo, Siren Queen