elisabsas's reviews
989 reviews

"I cried because I felt guilty. And helpless. And lonely and frustrated and angry. I cried because I couldn’t tell if everything was changing or nothing was."

"The long-forgotten silence sounded like music I’d never heard before."

"Meus pais me chamavam de Simuna, que significa Deus escutou, embora eu tenha suspeitas de que meu pai achasse que o nome que Ele ouviu fora uma coisa e minha mãe achasse que fora outra."

"Delilah queria simplesmente vê-la, conversar com ela. Beijar aquela boca maravilhosa também, claro, mas o simples fato de ficar ali, na entrada da casa dela, era como mergulhar em um lago fresco depois de caminhar pelo deserto."

"Fazia tempo que não lia, e as palavras lhe faziam mais falta do que o ar que ela respirava."

"The rule of this game of life is you must learn to love yourself."

"And that’s something I’ve learned in the years since, that there are so many different types of love, so many ways someone can stay committed to you, stay in your life even if y’all aren’t together, you know? And none of these ways are more important than the other."

"Missing Black children don’t typically receive the same amount of ink and airtime that missing White kids do."