“..It has not been easy for him, Miss Bobbit's going.Because she had meant more than that. Than what? Than being 13 years old and crazy in love.She was the queer things in him,like the pecan tree, and liking books and caring enough about people to let them hurt you.She was the things he was afraid to show anyone else.” BoysMasculinityBoys And GirlsChidlhood Book:Children On Their Birthdays Source: Children On Their Birthdays
“As a child of privilege, no one is your friend. They will claim to be your friends, they will laugh at your jokes and invite you to their parties, but they do not like you. They like your power, they like what you will become someday.” Life LessonsFictionWiseAdviceFriendsEnderOrsonChidlhoodFormics Book:Earth Unaware Source: Earth Unaware