Something Wicked Quotes

“My story isn't beautiful or tragic. It's just another story about a cursed girl living a shitty life.”
― Lesley Anne Cowan, Something Wicked

“Why do adults have to diminish everything by feeling they need to end meetings with a false positive? It's so selfish. They say it not because they believe it, but because it helps them feel some kind of accomplishment when they walk away. Like they've done their job. But what do they leave behind?

It's like when teachers tell Tyler that he should be a lawyer because he's good at arguing, but meanwhile he can't pass grade nine. No one wants to say he's stupid, or that he's probably going to end up in jail like his brother, so they fill his head with these stupid dreams until he's eighteen, with no credits and totally messed up for life. I say, tell the truth, squash the dream, and stop with the second chances.”
― Lesley Anne Cowan, Something Wicked

“ My heart is a schizophrenic. One sentence is about how I hate him. The next is about how much I love him. It goes on like that, back and forth, pacing. ”
― Lesley Anne Cowan, Something Wicked

“ You can’t just stop loving someone just like that, you know. You can’t just turn it off. ”
― Lesley Anne Cowan, Something Wicked