The Birthday Girl Quotes

“Mercedes’ body was splayed on the floor, her chest split wide and crudely sewn back together with uneven stitches. The skin puckered where the thread bit deep into flesh, straining against the bulk beneath it. She looked stuffed, her torso swollen and misshapen, like a deranged imitation of a teddy bear. Beside her, her removed organs lay on the floor in a grotesque pile left in plain sight. Green edges peeked from beneath her eyelids, Benjamin Franklin's face distorted across the curve of each socket, where her eyeballs should’ve been. More bills protruded from her nostrils, and her mouth gaped in a forced smile, jaw dislocated to accommodate the thick wad of cash that had ripped the delicate skin at the corners of her lips, leaving dark crimson trails down her chin.”
― Mesha Mesh, The Birthday Girl

“I don’t feel anything,” Tahlia said. “I feel nothing and everything all at once, and neither is bearable.” Dr. Farrell nodded. “Describe everything.” “Rage. Disgust. Disappointment. Loathing, but it’s a toss-up. I don’t know if it’s directed at Tyriq or me.”
― Mesha Mesh, The Birthday Girl

“Justice is for courtrooms, and closure is for people who can afford to forgive. Vengeance is for me.”
― Mesha Mesh, The Birthday Girl