Kelly Thompson Books & Quotes

“And my chest swells with an emotion I'm not familiar with . . . happiness? Pride? I'm not sure what it is, but I suddenly feel compelled to do things that will make me feel this way all the time, which gives me pause, since that seems dangerous too.”

Happiness Emotion Pride Heroism Superhero Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King Gives Me Pause

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“Letting go seems like the most powerful thing I could do. And so I do. I just let it all go. And it feels glorious.”

Death Power Dying Failure Letting Go Glory Villain Lola Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“Once in my room I don't have a goddamn clue what to do.”

Home Adolescence Cursing Room Tedium Lola Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King Supervillain

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“Not knowing who you are is a certain kind of hell.”

Motivation Understanding Hell Hero Self Awareness Self Sacrifice Amnesia Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“I don't know why I didn't have this sixth sense or whatever it is all along, but part of me thinks maybe it means I'm growing up, evolving into a real superhero. Like maybe the world knew I couldn't handle it before, but now, now I'm finally becoming me an the world know sit -- or maybe I'm just learning to listen to myself.”

Growing Up Maturity Coming Of Age Heroism Sixth Sense Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King Spidey Sense Knowing Your Limits Superheor

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“Destiny doesn't always come when it's convenient or when you think it should. It comes when you're ready, whether you know it or not.”

Mother Destiny History Pride Convenience Letter Family History Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“And where do I go? Where on Earth does a person go when she realizes there's no place for her? You can't possibly try to fit in, because if you do, if you manage to carve out some beautiful niche of happiness for yourself, then one day it will be taken from you as surely and truly as the sun rises each morning.”

Happiness Beauty Sadness Heroism Aloneness Inevitability Female Protagonist Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“I like being underestimated.”

Confidence Hero Certainty Underestimated Bonnie Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“I should feel energized and powerful, invulnerable and potent, but all I feel is lost.”

Energy Lost Power Sorrow Villain Potency Lola Invulnerability Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“You know better than most what a violent world this is... even more so if you're walking around in it not being and looking how the dodgy majority want you to be and look.”

Violence Oppression Outsiders

Book:King Deadpool, Vol. 1

Source: King Deadpool, Vol. 1

“We turn a blind eye to the horror around us because it's convenient, because it happens to someone else.”

X Men Comics Marvel Jean Grey

Author:Kelly Thompson

“Corporations rise up and grow too powerful. There is nobody to keep their corruption in check so that we must rely on corporations having a conscience... a truly bizarre and untenable position to be in.”

X Men Comics Marvel Jean Grey

Author:Kelly Thompson

“The poor get poorer, the rich get richer, the gap widens and fear and hatred fester and grow.”

X Men Comics Marvel Jean Grey

Author:Kelly Thompson

“So strange. Possibly that old woman was also... a ninja?”

X Men Comics Marvel Jean Grey

Author:Kelly Thompson

“I sit back and try to think. I've been discovering, much to my dismay, that I'm not a criminal mastermind or anything. I'm just brute force and my powers in no way include super-intelligence, which kind of pisses me off.”

Thinking Intelligence Villain Foolishness Dismay Lola High School Dropout Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King Criminal Mastermind

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“I'm afraid of everything I don't know.”

Fear Uncertainty Villain The Unknown Lola Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“It's hard to know what happy is if you're not sure if you've felt it before.”

Happiness Understanding Uncertainty Heroism Lola Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

“I'm going to kill you. And you know what? You totally deserve it.”

Death Murder Villain Kill Homicide Lola Kelly Thompson The Girl Who Would Be King Maim Deserved It

Book:The Girl Who Would Be King

Source: The Girl Who Would Be King

Kelly Thompson Books

The Girl Who Would Be King

King Deadpool, Vol. 1

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