“Once," Fran says, settling against the worktable, folding her arms, "I knew this kid who very bravely and bossily came out of the closet when she was only fourteen years old. She told me then that we can't choose who… — Madeleine George Copy Share Image
“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
