“Lynn pulled her own rifle into her lap, the cold metal bringing more comfort to her than Mother’s touch ever could. Her finger curled around the trigger, hugging it tight in the life-taking embrace that she’d learned so long ago.… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“They all had their terrors, but at least the spiders that lived in the new girl’s veins were imaginary. Grace had learned long ago that the true horrors of this world were other people.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Do you want to die like this?" Mother had asked, that night and every night since then. Lynn's answer never changed. "No." And Mother's… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“And I hug her again. Because I just can’t stop touching this girl.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Heath holds the door to the band room open for me, and I get to my chair without falling, snapping together my clarinet and trying to reclaim the steps of this day, the ones that need to accumulate to get me through the week, the month, the year. Everything that needs to pass to land me where I deserve to… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share
“You can love someone down to their core and they can love you right back just as hard, and if you traded diaries you’d… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“But our logic is skewed in this respect. A dog that bites is a dead dog. First day at the shelter and I already saw one put to sleep, which in itself is a misleading phrase. Sleep implies that you have the option of waking up. Once their bodies pass unconsciousness to something deeper where systems start to fail, they… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share
“Kiddo, you and me don't do so well in situations we can't control.' 'Don't think I care for that.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“...just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's not the truth...” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“You see it in all animals—the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Things have changed," Mother answered, her gaze drawn to the southern horizon. "So we change with them.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“There's a part of everyone deep down inside of them not meant for you.” — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
“Thank you,' Mom says, dropping one of my bags to the floor with a huff. There's a fine sheen of sweat on her upper… — Mindy McGinnis Copy Share Image
