Brooklyn Blest

“Late into the night I write and the pages of my notebook swell from all the words I’ve pressed onto them.
It almost feels like the more I bruise the page the quicker something inside me heals.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“She had always been astonished by people who could fall asleep fast, like there was nothing to it. Like their spirits weren't burdened with suffering and resentment. Like their hearts and minds could so easily be at peace.”
― Marissa Meyer, Renegades

“This whole time she's swallowed her words like bitter pills
not realizing they were slow-drip poison.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“Your days of villainy are over, Nightmare.”
She scoffed. “You sound like you've read too many comics.”
“You sound like you think that's a bad thing,” he retorted.”
― Marissa Meyer, Renegades