Aimee Bender, Willful Creatures Quotes

It is these empty spaces you have to watch out for, as they flood up with feeling before you even realize what's happened.

He said, I always thought the woman I’d marry would hit me easy, in a bolt of lightning, and there is not lightning there is not even thunder there is not even rain.

She could feel it brimming on her lips, that superstar smile, the bow shape, the teeth long and solid tombstones.

Ponytail girl leaned over and she and the tall boy kissed and it was carcinogen gums and magical.

We end up kissing her for an hour, and her lips are so soft they are almost like a joke.

I wanted to bathe in plum juice, rediscover my body and adorn it in kiwi circles.