Wallflower in Bloom Quotes

“I had a system, too, though I was pretty sure I’d ever acknowledged it before, even to myself. My closet was arranged by size: Now, Not That Long Ago, Once Upon a Time, Never Again, and In Your Dreams. I didn’t even have to check the tags to verify the humiliating range of ever-increasing numerals displayed on them. I wondered what size I’d be when I’d finally had enough.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“even reflected glory can be intoxicating.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“Great, you ruined my life and you don’t even remember it.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom

“I opened both eyes. Dread was sitting on my chest as if it were an animal. I mean, dread so real it had physical presence, like a Labrador retriever I could teach tricks to. Here, Dread. Sit, Dread. Roll over, Dread. Play dead, Dread.”
― Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom