Rose Christo

“Everything's a painting, anyway," Fawn said. "That's what I think. We live inside a giant painting, only we can't see who's holding…

— Rose Christo

“He turned his head and gazed at me, eyes dancing and blue, remnants of a smile dancing on his face. How beautiful…

— Rose Christo

“Coldness settles again in my stomach. I do not want a nice Hmong girl. I want a nice Egyptian boy who teaches…

— Rose Christo

“You can't change the past, you know? You can't change who you were, but you can change who you're going to be.”

— Rose Christo

“I don't know what you're talking about. I just like animals," Rafael said. "So does Sky, except he's kind of a hippie…

— Rose Christo

“Some dumbass outside the reserve thinks you're wearing a butterfly on your arm, you'll get your ass kicked," Rafael said.”

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“You can't change who you are, can you? That would require changing the people who made you along the way. That would…

— Rose Christo

“In Shoshone, there's a saying. It's a long one, and it doesn't have an English equivalent, so bear with me. Sutummu tukummuinna.…

— Rose Christo

“I'm always gonna protect you. And I'm always gonna protect that little girl. There's no way in hell I'll let that woman…

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“The shaman helps you figure it out. I already know what I'm going to be." I prodded him in the ribs. He…

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“Hope for the best," I said. "Prepare for the worst.”

— Rose Christo

“He broke away from my mouth and trailed his lips down the front of my throat. I felt his lips close around…

— Rose Christo

“I grabbed his hand and dragged him down the street to a convenience shop. I abandoned him once inside and went down…

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“What?" he said. "You let me draw all over your arm in permanent ink, but I hand you a vegetable and you…

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“He always knew what I would have liked to say, and with startling and increasing accuracy as we spent more time together.…

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“You're not ugly.  Sky, you're--  You know when you first came to the reservation, and everyone was like, 'Holy crap, it's a…

— Rose Christo

“I was shaking when our lips parted and he leaned his forehead against mine, his fingers carding through my hair, my hands…

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“Patches of hair stuck to his wet cheekbones. His ears were threaded with tiny little wampum earrings, except at the cartilage, where…

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“It's not blood that makes us who we are," Dad said. "It's family. And it's not blood that makes us family. It's…

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“You don't pray?" Ram asks. "Which one should I pray to," I say flatly, "the dragon, or the fairy?" Ram stares at…

— Rose Christo

“Each person is just an imprint of the many people who have crossed paths with us over the years, some more than…

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“You ought to sue." "I don't know how to sew. I tried it once and I almost put my eye out." If…

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“Every year we get together and throw a big feast for the winter solstice, a festival in which every game and every…

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“Just don't eat all of it," Ram fusses. "It could be tampered with. You should show it to your dad first, he'll…

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“won't let them," Rafael said.  "I won't let anyone take you away.  I won't let anyone hurt you.  I'll protect you.  I'll…

— Rose Christo