Leah Howard

“I wanted her to dream, but this was where dreams were dangerous. Nothing ever happened how you wanted it to.”
― Penelope Douglas, Fire Night

“What’s your tattoo?” I asked quietly, remembering how my friend noticed he had one.
He didn’t say anything for a moment, or ask how I knew, but then he answered, “A decaying snowflake.”
I raised my eyebrows. A decaying…
“Why?” I asked.
“Because of Winter by Walter de la Mare,” he replied softly. “Something still beautiful, even after what I did to her.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“When she removes her makeup, taking off her brave face for the day, do the demons she keeps buried start playing with her when there’s no one else to play with?”
― Penelope Douglas, Punk 57

“Live for your love,” the judge said, “love your life, and raise hell.”
― Penelope Douglas, Nightfall