“Smelled like home. Stink permeates homelessness: the smell of trash, the smell of dirty streets, of fire bins and piss and other people's body odor, the wet dog smell that saturates your clothes and bedding, the smell of rust and dirt and decay.” PovertyEnvironmentDespairSurvivalDecayRealismHomelessnessUrban LifeStreet LifeSensory Experience Book:Where the Monsters Live Source: Where the Monsters Live
“Though she'd never spoken a word about the monster who'd assaulted her, the trauma still far too pervasive.” PainFearHealingSilenceSurvivalMental HealthTraumaResilienceRecoveryAssault Book:Where the Monsters Live Source: Where the Monsters Live
“Only the monsters down here were most definitely not nice, and trying to cuddle one would be dangerous, like kissing a piranha” FearRiskDangerSurvivalMonstersWarningAggressionCautionUnpredictabilityAnalogy Book:Where the Monsters Live Source: Where the Monsters Live