“Since when do you look out for me? You really have grown up." "Had to happen sometime," I say.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“I'd watch his smooth chest rise and fall with each steady breath, I'd watch the pulsating of his stomach when he laughed, and I'd… — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“I don't think they like it when we're happy" "Maybe they just don't realize that we can be, even here.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“P.S. It's not schizophrenia, it's creativity, there is a difference. My voices go away after I let them tell their stories.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“ Not a day has gone by , he said. Poor Jos. Days had gone by for me. It wasn't that I had forgotten… — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“You won't fit in around here, Skid," he said lightly. "A do-gooder like you can burn out fast.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“Man, who did you piss off today? Laundry and kitchen? Just take the damn drugs next time, Blanky, you might live longer.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“You're not broken. You're perfect. And when you get to get away from these kids, you might finally have a good man.” — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“This is the place of nightmares in so many ways, but there's nightmares on the outside, too, and one day, when you're not even… — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
“Zac dangled his legs off the edge of the building, hanging onto every word I said as though I were some old time bard… — Ashley Newell Copy Share Image
