“Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were beloved.” — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“There is no moment in which we say good-bye, there is no finality as he slips into peacefulness, he simply leaves us, and though… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Of course every girl wishes she could be one of those pop star babes who wave their hands in the air yelling about being… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Don't normal people run in the rain? Even abnormal people, most of them anyway, the only people I can think of who walk in… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“We always felt divine in this place, tasting a desired view of the world, knowing a voracious appetite for the love that hath no… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Then they start going on about cancer and how organic living is the way forward, totally ignoring how expensive it is to be organic… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“He’s the type of person who loves the idea of being an outsider because he thinks by not belonging it makes him superior in some way. What he doesn’t get is that the real outsiders would do anything to be on the inside. A real outsider can’t be seen at all. They’re people who look like they belong when inside… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share
“We have seen death before, Marnie and I, a mountain of ice melting over time, drops of water freezing at your core reminding you… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“It never occurs to any of these balloons that someone smoking on school premises isn’t rebelling against the system, we’re not even thinking about… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“I smoke and drink and have abortions, actually one abortion, but still, I have an A average that I maintain with little or no… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“He is deemed an inappropriate guardian, whereas my parents who neglected us every day of our waking lives were always deemed appropriate guardians on… — Lisa O'Donnell Copy Share Image
