“It's not an honest face. It's not a kind face. It's a face made of anger and secrets and lies. From the tight, guarded mouth to the clenched, square jaw to the glossy shimmer of I-dare-you that coats the surface… — Madeleine George Copy Share
“Personally, I'm not a whiner. I don't believe in complaining about something if you don't have a realistic plan for how to fix it.” — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry, honey. I'm sure if you were a terrorist, you'd make a wonderful one” — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“Hunger is a blade that carves me I open my arms and pull the air in -big hug!- then poof, right through me, nobody there. It's only me holding myself. My arms wrap two times around my own ribs, meet behind my back for a secret handshake. I am not what was expected. I'm so sharp- it's cut me now… — Madeleine George Copy Share
“I used to pinch those pages closed when I read the book to keep from having to see Joan [of Arc] fail. But now I love that picture. I love it so much. I love how Joan kept going right up to the end. It reminds me that sometimes defeat is the price of taking action. If you do something,… — Madeleine George Copy Share
“It's not an honest face. It's not a kind face. It's a face made of anger and secrets and lies. From the tight, guarded mouth to the clenched, square jaw to the glossy shimmer of I-dare-you that coats the surface of her eyes, Aimee's face is a scary place for Meghan's gaze to rest. But beneath the gloss, behind the… — Madeleine George Copy Share
“Once," Fran says, settling against the worktable, folding her arms, "I knew this kid who very bravely and bossily came out of the closet… — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“I am carved like David, every line of my body perfectly chiseled. Hunger is the blade that has made me smooth. I am a statue, yet I am only air at my center. I go to hug myself and -poof!- my arms go right through me finding nothing to hold on to. My hands meet behind my own back in… — Madeleine George Copy Share
“I knew this id who very bravely and bossily came out of the closet when she was only fourteen years old. She told me… — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“Anyway, if you need your heroes to be perfect, you won't have very many. Even Superman had his Kryptonite. I'd rather have my heroes… — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you have to sacrifice something you love, if you don't want to lose everything you have.” — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
