--Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
“When I heard that at last a husband had been found for me, I almost ran away. How could I spend the rest of my days with someone I had never met?"
--Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
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“Relatives and friends began to search for a bridegroom. A part of me hoped that they would be successful and that someone wanted me. A part of me hoped that no one in the world would want me enough to take me away from my home and my maa and baap and brothers. I knew that after my marriage, I would have to make my home with the family of my husband. For my dowry I began to embroider a quilt,making all my worries stitiches, and all the things I would have to leave behind pictures to take with me.”
--Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan “Monsters under bed remain, just changed.”
—Carolyn S. --I Can't Keep My Own Secrets by the editors of Smith Magazine “I walked on eggshells; they cracked.”
—Katie N. --I Can't Keep My Own Secrets by the editors of Smith Magazine “Being scared has saved my life.”
–Stephanie D. --I Can't Keep My Own Secrets by the editors of Smith Magazine “As I sat on the steps of the boathouse, remembering, goose bumps popped up on my arms, and an awful scenario washed over me like a sudden chill, weakening my muscles and nearly taking my breath away.”
--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings “But there are moments. Tiny ones when I’m not entirely clear whether it happened or I made it up. Those moments scare me much more than getting caught. I’ve been caught. I know what that’s like. I’ve never gone crazy. I don’t want to know what that’s like. Weaving lies is one thing; having them weave you is another.”
--Liar by Justine Larbalestier “Everyone is waiting on me. I decide. I know this now. And this terrifies me more than anything else that has happened today.”
--If I Stay by Gayle Foreman “We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone.”
--Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson "I may not be sure if monsters exist, but I'd rather live my life in doubt than be persuaded by a real experience of one."
--Wicked by Gregory Maguire |