“Winter was nothing but a season of snow; spring, allergies; and summer...It was the worst. That was swimsuit season.”
Teresa Lo“Relationships are never complicated. You’re either together or you’re not. If someone says it’s complicated, it really just means someone’s killing time until something better comes along.”
Teresa Lo“You know you've got problems when your head is hanging over the toilet, puking up your dinner, and what you're thinking of is your dad. And how he thinks you're not pretty.”
Teresa Lo, Realities: a Collection of Short Stories“Winter was nothing but a season of snow; spring, allergies; and summer...It was the worst. That was swimsuit season.”
Teresa Lo, Realities: a Collection of Short Stories“The other houses in the neighborhood had Christmas lights up and trees visible in their windows, but not Shae's. She and I were the only ones who didn't care anymore, and I liked that about her.”
Teresa Lo, The Other Side: a Collection of Short Stories“My Oneness will stop the machine that overtakes people's minds. Do we really need new clothes, or new cars, or new TVs? Should we really ingest food made from chemicals not of this earth? Should we really give our money to people who don't need it but want it to fill the evil greed inside of their body? No, we don't, but people need me to show them how to be free." Jimmy, "The One”
Teresa Lo, The Other Side: a Collection of Short Stories“But say he forgets about me or meets someone else or pretends I don't exist.I look at her and then at Trini and Raffy."Teresa, Teresa. Have we taught you nothing?" Raffy says in an irritated voice. "It's war. You go in and you hunt him down until he realises that he's made a mistake"Teresa looks hopeful."It's not as if men haven't gone to war for dumber reasons" Trini adds.”
Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road