Emily

“Before she could say a word, Ellie wrapped her in a giant hug. "I think we've found each other again," she whispered. Parker melted into her. Truthfully, she felt the same.”
― Melissa Benoist, Haven's Secret

“The carpet is a thin veil meant to make the harsh metal look like something soft and welcoming, rather than the monstrosity it would be in its natural state. It takes so little to trick the eyes, but I am lying on the thin deception, and the cold, unmalleable frame is bleeding into me until I start to shiver.”
― Bethany C. Morrow, Cherish Farrah

“What if we clamored and yelled, fought in every way we could? And what if we weren't alone? What if it was all of us together rising? Can you imagine it? Can you imagine what we could do?”
― LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes: A Novel

“I wonder about others like me, who seem totally fine on the outside but are rotting on the inside, where the rot is this vague state of being not-fine and not-devastated at the same time.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki