70 Quotes by Laura Ruby

Frankie didn't know that the boys opened every letter, any letter, as if it were a dispatch from another world, a kinder one, a pleasant dream they'd once had when they were young.She didn't know they weren't young any more.

There had been little hurts and big ones and she could hardly tell them apart, and it all sounded crazy anyway.

(Therapist:) "It's interesting that you drew yourself with this little golden crown on your head. What does the crown mean to you?" "That's not a crown," she told him. "That's a nimbus of outrage.

Love the people who love you back.

You're a big help, Mr. I Read So Many Books.

She flew higher and higher into the plush and generous darkness, the long forgiving night, until she slipped through a star, a doorway, and heaven welcomed her in.

If Petey were keeping one of her lists of the things she hated, she would have to add: the fact that there was no justice.

You're only hurting yourself. Besides, the citizens like blood, don't they? They smell it.

Abruptly, she let go of his wrists and allowed him to push her to her knees. She looked up, waited for his smile.And then she punched him in the nuts.