“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
“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 never forget to make a comment or two about the wispy trail of grey fuzz that lined up perfectly centre with his body - and I thought that straight lines didn't exist in nature. "Look at… — Ashley Newell Copy Share
“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