Julia Bowling

“Her feet were large, and she had a habit of whistling badly, but these things made her worthy of being loved. A goddess might be adored for a moment, but only a real person can speak forever to the rest of us.”
― Katherine Vaz, The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest

“I wish you didn't first see me takin' my clothes off for drunks. I wish we didn't meet in a strip club. I wish you could've known me before I started with that kind of thing. Before I got like I am. Before I did all the things I wish I could take back.

You know how people pay more money to buy furniture that's been roughed up a little? What do they call it? Things that have been distressed? That's because something that's seen a little wear is just more interesting than something brand-new that hasn't ever had a scuff on it.”
― Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box

“A word garden blooming within the tangled weeds.”
― Jazz Feylynn

“I'm more of a weed."

"I like weeds. They're survivors.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm