Gianna

“A beautiful thing about stories is that they exist forever suspended in time. Opening a book transports you instantly to the time and place on the page. It’s easy to turn back the clock on the years, to flip to page one and begin the journey all over again. It turns out I wasn’t quite done with the Kaul family after all. But perhaps, they are done with me. After everything tragic and triumphant they’ve been through, they deserve their rest.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“If I saw someone tugging their earlobe at you, I’d break their fucking fingers.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“Care for a glimpse into my head?” How do I say yes in a way that’s not as desperate as I feel? “Sure.” Her face falls. I overcorrected. Just be honest. It’s Clara. “I want to know every thought you have, actually. I sort of hate that I can’t dial in there whenever I want.”
― Hannah Bonam-Young, Set the Record Straight

“It was a common trait of the Maik siblings, perhaps, to be unusually devoted and resilient. To not lie down, and to take no shit from the world.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards