“Why am I not good enough? At least he loves Darren and Yaicha in some way even if it's horrible, he shows… — Thalia Chaltas Abuse Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry, I had a meeting" I stand behind his chair. "Liar," under my breath. "You weren't at a meeting," take a… — Thalia Chaltas Weak Person Copy Share Image
“Or maybe I am just outside enough, being the footstool observing from the corner, that I have a view of reality.” — Thalia Chaltas Observer Copy Share Image
“The foam cushions on the old couch downstairs disintegrate daily in a hush, like each of us, small flecks of hardening puffs… — Thalia Chaltas Exposed Copy Share Image
“People are most honest when they don't know you are listening.” — Thalia Chaltas Communication Copy Share Image
“With all the dizzy galaxies hot gases dust at the speed of light neutrinos running through everything, no matter how powerful someone… — Thalia Chaltas Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Not scared. But excited in that jiggering-on-too-much-hot-sauce kind of way that it's time to step out of my old framework, raw and… — Thalia Chaltas Future Copy Share Image
“I am always there. But they don't care if I am because I am furniture. I don't get hit I don't get… — Thalia Chaltas Love Copy Share Image
I never realized till now how hard the brain has to work to make the body do what it asks. Or maybe… — Thalia Chaltas Ignore Copy Share Image
“I got an A on the third quiz in American history, an A, dammit. Last time I got a B up from… — Thalia Chaltas American history Copy Share Image
“I'm sure you were mistaken," Yaicha says to her brush. My ears pin back - "MISTAKEN? I know who Angie is, Yaicha.… — Thalia Chaltas Every day Copy Share Image
“Yaicha and Darren told me that I was the mailman's child, and I got so angry, stalking away, hot steam in my… — Thalia Chaltas Children Copy Share Image
“If I could just open my mouth wide enough to allow those gagging blobs of truth their slow, tar-seep passage up through… — Thalia Chaltas Breathing Copy Share Image
“Then why don't I tell on him? If they don't, why don't I? Because. Because I am safe this way, silent unnoticed.” — Thalia Chaltas Abuse Copy Share Image
“I think that is supposed to be good, that I get less from him but I feel worth less.” — Thalia Chaltas Abuse Copy Share Image
“You've always been skinny, always will." I can feel each reclusive bone poke through, the bones of Embarrassment, Anger, Relief. I push… — Thalia Chaltas Anger Copy Share Image
“I like her explanation better than just being a diminutive of someone else.” — Thalia Chaltas Original Copy Share Image
“Yaicha runs. He sits down, tired, and says to mom, "I'm sorry you had to see that." Inevitable that he does it.… — Thalia Chaltas Inevitable Copy Share Image
“If all this tree is from mom and all this tree is from him where do I grow my own branches?” — Thalia Chaltas Trees Copy Share Image
“Yaicha is named after a song by some group from the last century called the Pousette-Dart Band. Something about a girl, a… — Thalia Chaltas Haunted Copy Share Image
