Fabled Nerd

“They were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver

“Am I really going to die tonight? As a sixteen-year-old virgin with only one passport stamp and no driver's license?”
― Alys Arden, The Casquette Girls

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver

“As an artist, if your work doesn't inflame at least part of the audience, then you might as well call it quits and sell insurance... The world needs more boundary pushers, not more boundary creators.”
― Alys Arden, The Casquette Girls