I only assumed those dresses were costumes, based on the garish nature of the plumage.

Yeah, right. The things that I'm afraid of? You wouldn't even believe." "You're afraid to trust me.

In Light there is Dark, and in Dark there is Light.

I really was alone, and the only thing worse than being alone was having everyone else see how lonely you were

When she slept, she looked peaceful, beautiful. Not Lena's kind of beautiful, something different. She looked content - like a sunny day, a cold glass of milk, an unopened book before you cracked the binding.

I may have been a Wayward, but my way was full of people who loved me. They were the only way I knew

It’s funny how the good things are all tied up with the bad. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which. But either way, you end up taking your sugar with your salt and your kicks with your kisses.