The. World. Is. Not. A. Safe. Place.

— Jandy Nelson

The worst thing that could ever happen to Noah has happened. He's become normal.

— Jandy Nelson

They do make love stories for girls with black hearts after all. They go like this.

— Jandy Nelson

This is how he came out: he floated into the air high above the sleeping forest, his green hat spinning a few feet above his head. In his hand was the open suitcase and out of it spilled a whole sky of stars.

— Jandy Nelson

This is our story to tell. He says it in his Ten Commandments way, and it hits me that way: profoundly. You'd think for all the reading I do, I would have thought about this before, but I haven't. I've never once thought about the interpretative, the storytelling aspect of life, of my life. I always feel like I was in a story, yes, but not like I was the author of it, or like I had any say in ITA telling whatsoever. You can tell your story any way you damn well please. It's your solo.

— Jandy Nelson

This is our story to tell. You’d think for all the reading I do, I would have thought about this before, but I haven’t. I’ve never once thought about the interpretative, the story telling aspect of life, of my life. I always felt like I was in a story, yes, but not like I was the author of it, or like I had any say in its telling whatsoever.

— Jandy Nelson

Was the sky always this shade of magenta?

— Jandy Nelson

What if I'm in charge of my own damn light switch?

— Jandy Nelson

What is bad for the heart is good for art.

— Jandy Nelson

When I wear her clothes, I just feel safer, like she's whispering in my ear.

— Jandy Nelson