Julie Bevilacqua’s Reviews > Sara and the Search for Normal > Status Update

“I stand outside a lot. When the sky is clear. It’s dumb, but I read one time that people used to think stars were people who died. I liked that.”

“What we think of ourselves is the lens through which we see the world.” “Mine is broken.”

“The other kids seemed to say that a lot - that I was dangerous and wanted to hurt them. The idea was a little insulting. Why would my brain want to hurt them? It was busy hurting me.”

“Why all the names? I don’t know. I guess I like the idea of them [her mental illnesses] being a Game. It means that someday, maybe, I might just win.”