200 Quotes by A.S. King

I took pictures of the people who thought they were my friends, but who I’d never let all the way in.

Because with Charlie, nothing was ever easy. Everything was windswept and octagonal and finger-combed. Everything was difficult and odd, and the theme songs all had minor chords.

She said you’re from Kentucky or something.” “Pennsylvania.

Men eat women, Truda. It is fact of the world.

It’s a question. And I’m answering it. But I don’t know the answer yet, and I’m sorry.

I can’t stop myself from reaching for the bottle that’s under my seat. I’ve gone all night without a sip, but it’s not about being addicted. It’s about being told what to do my whole life and doing it and then losing everything anyway.

Maybe if we all saw ourselves as nature, we’d be kinder.

Blowing up isn’t always external. It’s not always easy to hear or see. Synapses fire every day in my brain. Thinking is just like exploding until it eventually scars you and you can’t interact with people anymore. It’s like one big, final detonation.

My scars will tell stories until the day I stop breathing. Thick.