“I forgot that with the green, the plushness, and shiny plant life that pushed up and surrounded us, with the nourishment it provided came—the fur, the claws, the teeth. This was not our place. We were borrowers. No longer were… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“She was sweating and pale but beautiful in the firelight. Showing a woman’s strength in a delicate vessel, holding strong like a warrior. I… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“We were like trees with nowhere to sink our roots, Joseph and I. Instead of finding the ground we wound them around each other.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I forgot that with the green, the plushness, and shiny plant life that pushed up and surrounded us, with the nourishment it provided came—the… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“Now that I had experienced real freedom, I’m not sure I would ever get used to walls again. Walls loomed, leaned in, and whispered… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I am a survivor. I live beyond the wall. I give shelter to those that need it. I am not chosen but I choose… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“And ultimately, when almost everything I did was controlled by the Superiors, by my teachers and by Paulo, I took what little control I… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I was wrong.… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I look up and watch the bad parts of me shrinking to dots in the wide blue.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I felt an odd sense of protectiveness. It flaked off my skin, revealing a red-hot anger at the idea that someone would hurt him.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“It seemed to me to give up you first had to give in to something. I had no ambitions, no idea what I wanted… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
