Nicke Pearson

“Was so mad last night I couldn't even bring myself to type out the exchange with Mr. Wells. In fact, I'm still so angry I'm just lying in bed in a vague state of furious nausea, like how I imagine Melania feels when she watches Donald remove his shirt.”
― Laura Steven, The Exact Opposite of Okay

“Standing on the front steps and trying to catch my breath, I want to claw my skin off. Despite all of the things that make me me - my personality, my heart, my sense of humor - I've been reduced to nothing more than a grainy filter and a pair of tits. To a mere sex object.
I wonder whether I'll ever stop feeling so dirty.”
― Laura Steven, The Exact Opposite of Okay

“This is in fact a sly test disguised as an interesting point of conversation. If he doesn't know what a patronus is, I know immediately that there's very little point in proceeding with the bench-based festivities.”
― Laura Steven, The Exact Opposite of Okay

“He wants me to abandon my pain just to alleviate his own. He wants me to do what women have been forced to do for millenia: bury their own hopes and ambitions so the men can chase theirs. And I won't do it. I won't.”
― Laura Steven, A Girl Called Shameless