Butterflies Behind Glass & Other Stories
Kyle Labe
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I really liked him and when you really like someone, not everything is simple to understand.”
“Do you ever feel as if everything surrounding you is in slow motion, moving through tar? There you are - and there's the world. You're outside staring in the window, observing reality happen, but you don't exist in it. You just watch, and watch. That's how I feel, like the dead butterfly staring back at you through the glass.”
“The sunsets here were always deep, passionate, and rich - always colors Camila thought she could take a shovel to and dig at for days.”
“Mama once told me before she died that my blonde hair makes the sun go wild with envy.”
“Sometimes I think that my own company is more suitable for me than if I were around others. Because of the person that I am.”
“You can try and stop boys all you want, but in this world they all have a mind of their own and act on it. We girls can't afford that.”
“The morning Mom tells me my skirt is too short, I find the lawn full of dead fledglings.”
“Sometimes it's best not to examine someone's intentions, and just take them for the asshole they really are.”
“Places are like smells - they can take you back anywhere.”
“I don't question anything further because you don't question people when they open up to you: you just listen. Or, you should.”
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