“On Internment, you can be anything you dream--a novelist or a singer, a florist or a factory worker. You can spend entire… — Lauren DeStefano Internment Copy Share Image
“ The first humans were especially ungrateful. After the birth of the sun and the moon, they asked for stars. After the… — Lauren DeStefano Sun And The Moon Copy Share Image
“Men will pay great money to see that they can't touch you” — Lauren DeStefano Great money Copy Share Image
“Procedures. Like “incident,” this is another word that covers a broad range of unpleasant things.” — Lauren DeStefano Incident Copy Share Image
Her mind is a bird that's trapped inside her skull, flapping and thrashing, never breaking free. — Lauren DeStefano Bird Copy Share Image
“People live in my head. If they do anything interesting, don't worry, I write it down for ya.” — Lauren DeStefano Write Copy Share Image
“When you were little, you were like a question mark with eyes.” — Lauren DeStefano Eyes Copy Share Image
“I don't want illusions. I'm tired of feeling like I'm in a dream from which I can never awaken.” — Lauren DeStefano Dreams Copy Share Image
“Old cheerful songs about frivolous things that mean nothing to me.” — Lauren DeStefano Frivolous Copy Share Image
“I stare at my reflection in the glass, and I see two versions of myself: the twin sister, and the bride. "It… — Lauren DeStefano Sister Copy Share Image
There's a hazy smile on her lips that won't go away, and her hair is a mess. It's like a brushfire filled… — Lauren DeStefano Casualties Copy Share Image
Childhood is a long, long road, from which that dark whispering forest of death seems an impossible destination. — Lauren DeStefano Child Copy Share Image
“But we frightened him, us girls, with our intensity, the weight of our sadness and the sharpness of our hearts” — Lauren DeStefano Sadness Copy Share Image
“I find my way back to the door, leaving him to his new day so he may think of Rose, whose sunrises… — Lauren DeStefano Good morning Copy Share Image
“Jenna, standing in the doorway with her mouth and hand full of shelled pistachios, says, '"Real' is a dirty word in this… — Lauren DeStefano Funny Copy Share Image
In the distance I see a lighthouse. The light washes over us and continues on its rotation. This time, I don't know… — Lauren DeStefano Distance Copy Share Image
“It’s like I’m evolving into something that doesn’t include him. I don’t think I can ever be the person I was before… — Lauren DeStefano Evolving Copy Share Image
“And about a thousand other things," he says, pausing sometimes between his words, making sure he has them right. I get the… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But… — Lauren DeStefano Children Copy Share Image
“Only bottles and locks and drawn curtains," Pen says, trying to balance on the edge of the sidewalk to little avail. "This… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
I think humans have always been desperate. I think it has always been about doing something awful if it might help, when… — Lauren DeStefano Awful Copy Share Image
“We have each other, and we always will, whatever happens. And if someone does murder me, you needn’t worry because I’ll come… — Lauren DeStefano Dreams Copy Share Image
“Maybe it is desperation," I say. "Maybe we can't let things fall apart without trying. We can't let go of the people… — Lauren DeStefano Desperation Copy Share Image
“I'm dreading fall. It is a terrifying season,' he says finally. 'Everything shriveling up and dying.' I don't know how to answer.… — Lauren DeStefano Beauty Copy Share Image
I stare at her collarbone that's framed with lace, the hollow of her throat, her shoulders that rise with each rise with… — Lauren DeStefano Bones Copy Share Image
I never wanted to live forever," she says. "I just wanted enough time. — Lauren DeStefano Enough Copy Share Image
Momentum,' She repeats. 'You can't just stand there if you want something to fly. You have to run. — Lauren DeStefano Momentum Copy Share Image
I think he's beginning to understand, and understanding is a horrible thing. — Lauren DeStefano Horrible Copy Share Image
It's best to let her go," he says. No, no, that's wrong. It's never right to give up on someone. — Lauren DeStefano Giving Copy Share Image
Love unrequited is violent. He loves you so much that he's turned it into hate. — Lauren DeStefano Hate Copy Share Image
“I'll never disappear. I promise that every time I leave, I'll always come back.” — Lauren DeStefano Disappear Copy Share Image
“But he has a clever way of getting answers with carefully worded statements.” — Lauren DeStefano Clever Copy Share Image
I'll tell you something about true love. There's no science to it. It's as natural as the sky. — Lauren DeStefano Love Copy Share Image
