Nova Ren Suma

“They forgot who she was: Something fantastic we could never explain. Someone better and bolder than every one of us. Someone to…

— Nova Ren Suma

“When you forget how bad it hurts, you feel so free.”

— Nova Ren Suma

“...I sat there in the boat under her stars and her moon gated on all sides by the mountains watching the last…

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“Ruby’s stories didn’t have morals. They meant one thing in the light and one thing in the dark and another thing entirely…

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“This is how I know blood is meaningless family connections are a lot like old gum -you don't have to keep chewing.…

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My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and -- of course -- heart. This…

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“Sometimes you need more than one way to reach the outside”

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“In reality I was a pencil drawing of a photocopy of a Polaroid of my sister- you could see the resemblance in…

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We were alive. I remember it that way. We were still alive, and we couldn't see how close we were to the…

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[C]ouches and chairs covered in scratches aim away from one another, making it possible for a dozen people to sit in this…

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Sometimes a perfect memory can be ruined if put to words.

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Most people, in the end, really are all on their own.

— Nova Ren Suma

The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.

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There's something ugly about a pretty boy who knows he's pretty and assumes everyone else know it too.

— Nova Ren Suma

“Sure. I would go. Balloon or bus or thumb out onthe highway”

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“The ghosts tonight have already told their stories.”

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“... but when I asked where the extra doors led,Ruby smiled and said sometimes you need more than oneway to reach the…

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“Girls go missing every day. They slip out bedroom windows and into strange cars.”

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“Balance, Chlo … Give and take. Push and pull. You for her, her for you. I think they're mad that I tried…

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“I was an echo of her.”

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“It's not a silly pursuit to read beyond what's handed to you, to seek out new voices and leap over the usual…

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“Something I would always remember. When you forget how bad it hurts, you feel so free.”

— Nova Ren Suma

“There was something to be said for the bodiless feeling that came after the cold. Something I would always remember. When you…

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“I was looking back into memories I didn't own, wanting in.”

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