Danielle Walker > Danielle's Quotes

“Seeing him broke the cocoon of my rib cage, and my heart unfurled to fly.”
― Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones

“But the wind grabs my voice up and snatches it out and over the pines, and drops it there to die.”
― Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones

“I miss her so badly I have to swallow salt, imagine it running like lemon juice into the fresh cut that is my chest, feel it sting.”
― Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones

“Maybe that's what living is--recognizing the marvels and oddities around you.”
― S.K. Ali, Love from A to Z

“Never, ever quake in the face of hate, Zayneb.”
― S.K. Ali, Love from A to Z

“Make sure that you make the beginning of whatever you begin beautiful.”
― S.K. Ali, Love from A to Z

“the stories never tell you what to do when the knight who rescues you turns out to be more dangerous than the dragon he saved you from”
― Katie Wismer, The Sweetest Kind of Poison

“I guess sometimes you find someone perfect for you in every way except for the ways that matter”
― Katie Wismer, The Sweetest Kind of Poison

“I loved you when no one else did. I grieved for you. I thought you were dead and tortured myself, blamed myself. But my actions never intended to hurt you. I made a mistake. You did all this on purpose. So now I’m leaving you, just as you left me. Only I’m four years too late.”
― L.J. Shen, Pretty Reckless