“Remember when they call you girl, they're trying to tell you something. They're trying to tell you that they're more than you, that the body you're in makes you less. But you know, and I know, that you're exactly what you need to be.”
―
Natalie C. Parker,
Seafire
“Never underestimate the girls of this world.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Secrets are never so dangerous as when they've been forgotten.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Beware the Wild
“The rules don't keep us safe Caledonia. We keep one another safe. If you'd trust us to do that, we wouldn't need rules at all.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She loved as fiercely as she fought. And she mourned as deeply as she loved.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“When I want a kiss, I will be the one to take it.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Just because there are bad things behind someone doesn’t mean they only have bad things inside them.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Sometimes, a story catches you the way a hunter snares its prey. And suddenly, things you thought you could ignore become the burning center of your world.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“In all the tales of adventure Clara had ever heard, it was never young girls, who were daring. It was always boys running off to rescue a friend or fetch much-needed medicine or stumble into good fortune. Clara knew girls would be daring if given half the chance. And she intended to take that chance, right from under the pale nose of Mr. Earwood.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“We grow up in moments - when we encounter such stupidities in ourselves that our only choice is to grow past them or into them.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“There is a difference between something being known and something being said.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“All my life, people have told me what to do or taken what's mine. The same is true for you! We've been raised among pirates who call themselves gentlemen. And I'm ready to turn the tables. I'm ready to take what's mine and maybe a few things that aren't.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“You will always fail to lose me.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Steel Tide
“Remember, when they call you girl, they’re trying to tell you something. They’re trying to tell you that they’re more than you, that the body you’re in makes you less. But you know, and I know, that you’re exactly what you need to be.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She was alone as she had never been. Alone with precious few possessions and no notion of where to take them except away from Mr. Earwood and the promise of a landlocked life.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“More than anyone, she knew the difference between broken for good and broken for now.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“The thing about family is sometimes you don't have to ask us to do stupid things, and sometimes you don't get to tell us we can't.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Maybe that was why the darkness felt so complete. Because the promise of what lay just beyond it was so incredibly bright.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She laughs again. It's such a delightful and proper sound that I sit up straighter. I should have a cup of tea in my hand to go with that laugh.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Beware the Wild
“Never underestimate the girls of this world.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Secrets are never so dangerous as when they've been forgotten.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Beware the Wild
“The rules don't keep us safe Caledonia. We keep one another safe. If you'd trust us to do that, we wouldn't need rules at all.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She loved as fiercely as she fought. And she mourned as deeply as she loved.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“When I want a kiss, I will be the one to take it.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Just because there are bad things behind someone doesn’t mean they only have bad things inside them.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Sometimes, a story catches you the way a hunter snares its prey. And suddenly, things you thought you could ignore become the burning center of your world.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“In all the tales of adventure Clara had ever heard, it was never young girls, who were daring. It was always boys running off to rescue a friend or fetch much-needed medicine or stumble into good fortune. Clara knew girls would be daring if given half the chance. And she intended to take that chance, right from under the pale nose of Mr. Earwood.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“We grow up in moments - when we encounter such stupidities in ourselves that our only choice is to grow past them or into them.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“There is a difference between something being known and something being said.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Behold the Bones
“All my life, people have told me what to do or taken what's mine. The same is true for you! We've been raised among pirates who call themselves gentlemen. And I'm ready to turn the tables. I'm ready to take what's mine and maybe a few things that aren't.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“You will always fail to lose me.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Steel Tide
“Remember, when they call you girl, they’re trying to tell you something. They’re trying to tell you that they’re more than you, that the body you’re in makes you less. But you know, and I know, that you’re exactly what you need to be.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She was alone as she had never been. Alone with precious few possessions and no notion of where to take them except away from Mr. Earwood and the promise of a landlocked life.” ― Natalie C. Parker, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
“More than anyone, she knew the difference between broken for good and broken for now.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“The thing about family is sometimes you don't have to ask us to do stupid things, and sometimes you don't get to tell us we can't.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“Maybe that was why the darkness felt so complete. Because the promise of what lay just beyond it was so incredibly bright.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Seafire
“She laughs again. It's such a delightful and proper sound that I sit up straighter. I should have a cup of tea in my hand to go with that laugh.” ― Natalie C. Parker, Beware the Wild
