Julia

“Because being so dependent on people scares me.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

“You know–I think my best course of action is to just let the ridiculousness of that sentence marinate.”
― David Arnold, Mosquitoland

“Life can be a real son of a bitch sometimes, bringing things back around long after you've said good-bye.”
― David Arnold, Mosquitoland

“He darted a look at the uncovered basket behind me, saw what I was eating, and glared at me. "That's appalling," he said.
"They're wonderful!" I said. "They're all coming ripe."
"All the better to turn you into a tree," he said.
"I don't want to be a tree yet," I said.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted