Deirdre Megan Byrd
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“You are the most addictive poison I’ve ever had. I didn’t take a bite of the apple. I fucking swallowed it whole.”
― Shattered Reflections
― Shattered Reflections
“We held our heads high and planted lemon trees in acts of defiance, praying that when they came for us, it’d be a bullet to the head. Because that was far more merciful than what awaited in the bowels of their prison system.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
“Don’t focus on the darkness and sadness,” she says, and I glance up at her. She smiles warmly. “If you do, you won’t see the light even if it’s staring you in the face.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
“Some are born for peopling; I was born for anything that doesn’t include that.”
― Vicious Prince
― Vicious Prince
“For every life I can’t save during my shift, one more drop of blood becomes a part of me. No matter how many times I wash my hands, our martyrs’ blood seeps beneath my skin, into my cells. By now it’s probably encoded in my DNA.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
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