Star

“It’s always the quiet ones,” the cliché goes. And like many clichés, there’s some truth to it. But sometimes I wonder: what comes first? Do those “quiet ones” become capable of committing an atrocity because they’re shunned? Or are they shunned because there’s already a sense of what they’re capable of? —Special Agent Peter Arliss, In the Dark with the Devil: One Heroic FBI Agent’s Ground Zero Account of the Arroyo Easter Massacre”
― Nat Cassidy, Mary: An Awakening of Terror

“One reason tragedy exists is to teach us how to help others, help others learn how to find a way through their own dark time, through a journey of growth.”
― Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

“Stop looking over at the fireplace, keep your eyes to me, Jessie,”
― Claudia Carroll, Personally, I Blame my Fairy Godmother

“W-why would I get in trouble?” She practically moans, her throat vibrating against my palm. A devilish smile grows beneath the mask before I press my mouth against hers, whispering the words into her lips. “Because he’s buried in your backyard.”
― Jescie Hall, That Sik Luv