“He swore loudly, confused. I won't repeat the word here. I'm a gentleman.” — rose christo Copy Share Image
“I picked up my flute and smiled, eyebrows dancing. "Why don't you show her your straight dance?" "Is there a gay dance,… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Some dumbass outside the reserve thinks you're wearing a butterfly on your arm, you'll get your ass kicked," Rafael said.” — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“What?" he said. "You let me draw all over your arm in permanent ink, but I hand you a vegetable and you… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“You ought to sue." "I don't know how to sew. I tried it once and I almost put my eye out." If… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“I don't know what you're talking about. I just like animals," Rafael said. "So does Sky, except he's kind of a hippie… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Do not regret the things you didn't do," Tamika said. "If you're going to regret something, it has to be the things… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Just don't eat all of it," Ram fusses. "It could be tampered with. You should show it to your dad first, he'll… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“We'd better go," I say. "It's time for you to make Hmong babies." Toua pulls free from my grasp. "You little--" "Go.… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“I grabbed his hand and dragged him down the street to a convenience shop. I abandoned him once inside and went down… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“You don't pray?" Ram asks. "Which one should I pray to," I say flatly, "the dragon, or the fairy?" Ram stares at… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“His words slow my pulse. His fingers, square and even, feel nonpareil entwined with mine. He is symmetry. He is color. "Never,"… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“He's like...'I thought you were just friends.' You are my friend. You're my best friend. Why doesn't he get that? Anyway...I think… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Everything's a painting, anyway," Fawn said. "That's what I think. We live inside a giant painting, only we can't see who's holding the paintbrush.… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“He turned his head and gazed at me, eyes dancing and blue, remnants of a smile dancing on his face. How beautiful he looked.… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Coldness settles again in my stomach. I do not want a nice Hmong girl. I want a nice Egyptian boy who teaches me about… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“You can't change the past, you know? You can't change who you were, but you can change who you're going to be.” — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“I don't know what you're talking about. I just like animals," Rafael said. "So does Sky, except he's kind of a hippie soulbonder about… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“Some dumbass outside the reserve thinks you're wearing a butterfly on your arm, you'll get your ass kicked," Rafael said.” — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“You can't change who you are, can you? That would require changing the people who made you along the way. That would mean discrediting… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“In Shoshone, there's a saying. It's a long one, and it doesn't have an English equivalent, so bear with me. Sutummu tukummuinna. It means,… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“I'm always gonna protect you. And I'm always gonna protect that little girl. There's no way in hell I'll let that woman get her… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“The shaman helps you figure it out. I already know what I'm going to be." I prodded him in the ribs. He couldn't just… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
“He broke away from my mouth and trailed his lips down the front of my throat. I felt his lips close around my scars.… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
