“I love you, Sunshine,” I tell her, before I lose my nerve. “And I don’t give a shit whether you want me… — Katja Millay Hope Copy Share Image
“When I look at her now, I think, for just one second, that God doesn't hate me so much after all.” — Katja Millay God Copy Share Image
“If I end up needing to be saved from anything else, I'll do it myself, thank you very much.” — Katja Millay Saved Copy Share Image
“Every normal family is one tragedy away from complete implosion.” — Katja Millay Family Copy Share Image
“there are no stories or secrets in the world worth holding onto more than his hand.” — Katja Millay Hand Copy Share Image
“Somehow, I'm to blame for everything here, and I don't even know what I did.” — Katja Millay Blame Copy Share Image
“And there are so many missing that the ones that are left don't fit together anymore.” — Katja Millay Left Copy Share Image
“And if my Sea od Tranquility were real, it would be this place, here, with him".” — Katja Millay Place Copy Share Image
“My phone is on my bed, whispering in my ear like a bottle of scotch to a recovering alcoholic, while the rain… — Katja Millay Alcoholic Copy Share Image
“I've done goodbyes before, and I can do this one, too. Somehow this one hurts worse than the others; because this one… — Katja Millay Copy Share Image
“It’s a chair. Stop overanalyzing it. I’m not selling it and I’m not giving it to someone else. I made it for… — Katja Millay Chair Copy Share Image
“Congratulations, then. You wanted to be ruined? Well, you did yourself one better because you wrecked me, too, Sunshine. Now we’re both… — Katja Millay Ruined Copy Share Image
“When you look at her what do you feel?... Joy, fear, frustration, longing, friendship, anger, need, despair, love, lust?" "Yes." "Yes, what?"… — Katja Millay Fear Copy Share Image
“On every side of me are the lights and the tools and the wood and the boots and the boy I want… — Katja Millay Peace Copy Share Image
“It's a little bit devastating being surrounded by people who can do what you can't anymore. People who create. People whose souls… — Katja Millay Souls Copy Share Image
“Everyone wants to fix me. My parents want to fix me. My brother wants to fix me. My therapists want to fix… — Katja Millay Parenting Copy Share Image
“I reach up to brush my hair back out of my eyes so I can look around and attempt to determine what… — Katja Millay Last night Copy Share Image
“It amazes me how people are so afraid of what can happen in the dark, but they don't give a second thought… — Katja Millay Bad thing Copy Share Image
“I don’t know anything about art so I can’t tell you that it’s watercolor or acrylic or that it’s on canvas or… — Katja Millay Art Copy Share Image
“People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always… — Katja Millay Happiness Copy Share Image
“I just wanted one person who would look at me and not want to see someone else.” “Who looks at you like… — Katja Millay Look Want Copy Share Image
“What did you call her?" she asks but I don't think it's her real question. "Sunshine," I say, and she smiles like… — Katja Millay Answer Copy Share Image
“I haven’t started counting yet. I wonder if it’s just me or if it’s like that for everybody; that every time someone… — Katja Millay Time Copy Share Image
“I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants of shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman… — Katja Millay Magic Copy Share Image
“Josh Bennett laughs, and for one minute, everything is right in the world.” — Katja Millay Bennett Copy Share Image
“Girls always want to change the rules in the middle of the game.” — Katja Millay Game Copy Share Image
“So let's pretend. One night. We'll go out and pretend we're normal.” — Katja Millay Pretend Copy Share Image
“...my closet and I are on my own. My closet is of no use to me. It may actually be laughing at… — Katja Millay Laughter Copy Share Image
“Right now I think you're acting like me and I don't like you very much.” — Katja Millay Like Copy Share Image
“I think I'm the one who's disappointed. I know that she's just a little bit less mine than she was a few… — Katja Millay Disappointed Copy Share Image
“I've scared, offended or made everyone uncomfortable enough to stay away. Mission accomplished.” — Katja Millay Goals Copy Share Image
“I shrug. I'm an excellent shrugger. It's rivaled only by my ability to nod.” — Katja Millay Humour Copy Share Image
“Now I'm standing in black stiletto heels in the middle of a Norman Rockwell painting.” — Katja Millay Fashion Copy Share Image
“The world should be full of Josh Bennetts. But it’s not. I had the only one. And I threw him away.” — Katja Millay Josh Copy Share Image
“But you can only go so long being angry before you learn to hate.” — Katja Millay Anger Copy Share Image
“I'm tired of being responsible for other people's misery. I can't even put up with my own.” — Katja Millay Misery Copy Share Image
“The running helps. It gives me something, or maybe more accurately, it takes something away.” — Katja Millay Helps Copy Share Image
“You have no reason to trust me.' 'No, but I trust you anyway.” — Katja Millay Intelligence Copy Share Image
“So, you actually cooked tonight?" He regards me skeptically. I snort. Because snorting is attractive.” — Katja Millay Snorting Attractive Copy Share Image
“Daylight won’t protect you from anything. Bad things happen all the time; they don’t wait until after dinner” — Katja Millay Bad thing Copy Share Image
