Quotes from Sarah Langan

The sight of her made him understand why he'd lost his faith in God.

She'd been grateful to Rhea, for her honesty. Relieved by it, that someone as special and smart as Rhea'd had these same feelings. It's lonely, being a grown-up. It feels like walking through life in a mask.

Rhea had understood then why people need friends. They need to be seen and known, and accepted nonetheless. Oh, how she'd craved that unburdening

They go out into the world expecting adventure, and the patriarchy eats them.

Even if spirits exist (watching us, haunting us, inhabiting alternate universes that subvert time), granting them entrance through the spaces in our minds, or the structure of our homes, and any other doors we might construct, can only result in man's utter destruction.

She'd had sex with a boy she wasn't going to marry. She'd fallen in love with him, knowing that it would never work. Right now the pain seemed worth it because she was in his arms.

The song finished playing, and Arlo remembered why it had resonated with so many people. It's nostalgic for something that isn't real, and it's sad about that. Everybody's nostalgic for glory days that never happened.

The thing people really hate remembering, even as they celebrate a guy nailed to wood: all Gods demand a sacrifice. They're so fucking hungry.