“I suppose the only time we ever really get to be happy in life—like one hundred percent blissful—is when we’re little kids." "Because there’s less to worry about?" "Because we’re too stupid to know how worried we should be.” ChildhoodGertrude Yorkes Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“I’m not buried in that plot, Karoline. Some woman claiming to be me from the future is.” “Why do they call it a plot, anyway?” “Because this is how every story ends.” Gertrude YorkesKarolina Dean Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“I saw Gert. The time machine took me back to a few years ago, the Yorkes’ house… and there she was. On the phone, organizing a protest against… the usual.” “You talk to her?” “You nuts? She’s fourteen—what do I say? ‘Hey, in a few years you’re gonna find out your parents are evil time-traveling overlords and help kill them, fall in love with the dumbest guy you know and than eat it ‘cause he’s too slow to protect you?’” “You could’ve brought her back…” “Butterfly effect, remember? Yeah, I looked it up. ‘Sides she had a few good years left. Which is more than I can promise with us. I just hid. Watched her for a while.” “Was it hard?” “It was f#%&ing beautiful.” Gertrude YorkesChase Stein Book:Runaways, Vol. 8: Dead End Kids Source: Runaways, Vol. 8: Dead End Kids