Glass Bones and Paper Skin Quotes

“The four seasons represent one's mortality: Spring is birth, Summer is childhood, Autumn is adulthood, and, of course, Winter is death. Winter is the season I think about the most. The frigidness, the death of leaves, the snow reaping the fields.”
― Nicole Cheng, Glass Bones and Paper Skin: The Journal of Nix

“I get the feeling as if the streets were filled with quicksand. Every day, I had to be as meticulous as I could to prevent myself from sinking towards the bottom. Every day, I have to dodge every obstacle there was right in front of me. Every day is an obstacle for me. This has affected my everyday life.”
― Nicole Cheng, Glass Bones and Paper Skin: The Journal of Nix

“PTSD may be a Russian roulette game, and I may be hoping for the bullet to enter my head. If I'm lucky, the missed revolver may give me more chances to live longer and stay stronger. Someday, if I am audacious enough, I will send the bullet to my unwanted memories instead of myself.”
― Nicole Cheng, Glass Bones and Paper Skin: The Journal of Nix