“Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were beloved.” — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“There is no moment in which we say good-bye, there is no finality as he slips into peacefulness, he simply leaves us, and though… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Of course every girl wishes she could be one of those pop star babes who wave their hands in the air yelling about being… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Don't normal people run in the rain? Even abnormal people, most of them anyway, the only people I can think of who walk in… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“We always felt divine in this place, tasting a desired view of the world, knowing a voracious appetite for the love that hath no… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Then they start going on about cancer and how organic living is the way forward, totally ignoring how expensive it is to be organic… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“He’s the type of person who loves the idea of being an outsider because he thinks by not belonging it makes him superior in… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“We have seen death before, Marnie and I, a mountain of ice melting over time, drops of water freezing at your core reminding you… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“It never occurs to any of these balloons that someone smoking on school premises isn’t rebelling against the system, we’re not even thinking about… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“I smoke and drink and have abortions, actually one abortion, but still, I have an A average that I maintain with little or no… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“He is deemed an inappropriate guardian, whereas my parents who neglected us every day of our waking lives were always deemed appropriate guardians on… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
