Society is better off with me in a gym.
K.A. Tucker, Ten Tiny Breaths.
“Whats wrong is that every morning and every night, I lie in bed wondering why youre not beside me.”
“Theres something different about him, and I dont have to think hard to see it. Something about the way he takes over a room, the way he looks at me, like he has already identified and can disarm ev...”
“Do You think it matters if they're tiny or deep? he asked. Well, if they're not tiny breaths and they're not deep breaths, then they're just ... breaths. Then you're just breathing for the sake of ...”
“Must have been some kind a nightmare.Yeah, I answer, my usual calm, vacant voice returning. Cant wait to wake up.”
“No human can bury their past indefinitely. Its only a matter of time before you crack.”
“He leans in closer and closer until his breath caresses my mouth. Im paralyzed. I swear hes going to kiss me. I swear Im going to let him.”
“I go to the gym at five in the morning and then go do a hike.”
“I don't do the gym and I don't diet. I'm vegetarian but I don't diet.”
“War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up some failure on the part of the adults.”
“War is the echo that never dies. No society strives for war, they are always tricked into it.”
“How can our words ever truly be our own? Since we started growing all we've been taught is to care how we represent our persona and how we should communicate appropriately and how we portrait ourse...”