“I walk the city, through its crush of people and its smells:body odour, rotting food, vomit and urine. A cocktail of oppression and freedom.”
— Emma Cameron
“Things should have beenso differentto the way they arenow.”
— Emma Cameron
“It’s not about blood,”says Lucius. “It’s about who you shareyour life with.Where you feelyou really belong.”
— Emma Cameron
“i miss my brother likethe sea would miss saltif that were taken away.”
— Emma Cameron
“Instead,she’s as stillas a leaf-littered pond,dark water evaporating,waiting desperately for rain.”
— Emma Cameron
“I want out of this place.With no reminders.”It stings -sulphur tearsin cinnamon rain.”
— Emma Cameron
“Growing up changes morethan playground gamesand body shapes.”
— Emma Cameron
“Then she smiles, like it’sthe first time she’s seen sunafter a decade of winters.”
— Emma Cameron
“I’m justthe reason they married.Mum saysI was a surprise.Dad saysI was an accident.Truth is …I am their mistake.”
— Emma Cameron
“There’re three reasonspeople get away from here:gone good, gone bad orgone dead.”
— Emma Cameron
“It’s nice to think that picking uncertain paths may not necessarily alter their destination too drastically, simply the journey undertaken to reach it.”
— Emma Cameron
“The true test is wonwhen being togetherwithout saying a wordis everything.”
— Emma Cameron
“Stella scribbledin thick black textaacross half the pagesof my best storybook,filled with people who venturedwhere their hearts took them.Beautiful worlds beyond mine.”
— Emma Cameron
“I’m all alone,fuming at myself,waving a great flagof failure.”
— Emma Cameron
“One more year and I will be closer to wherever I’m going.”
— Emma Cameron