Kacy Stopka

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“Total?" I called. He looked up alertly, then ran over to me, small pink tongue hanging out.
Total?" I said when he was close. "Can you talk?"
He flopped down on the grass, panting slightly. "Yeah. So?"
Jeezum. I mean, mutant weirdos are nothing new to me, you know? But a talking dog?”
― James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

“*Gone are the days of Benton's childhood, when his sticky fingers dung through caramel-glazed popcorn and peanuts for treasure, such as a plastic whistle or BB game or, best of all, the magic decoding ring that little Benton wore on his index finger, pretending it empowered him to know wgat people thought, what they would do and which monster he would defeat on his next secret mission.
*The toy surprises inside are games printed on folded white paper, cheap as hell, and require the IF of a pigeon.”
― Patricia Cornwell, Blow Fly

“peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed