Home > Author > Whitney Gardner

Whitney Gardner QUOTES

Whitney Gardner QUOTES

1 " I want to feel breath on my ears. They aren't dead. They can still feel. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

2 " I wish people didn’t call them that. Trolls… They aren’t mythical creatures. You can’t look up how to defeat them in the Monster Manual. There are no critical hits, no saving rolls. They aren’t make-believe. They’re real. And they’re assholes. "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

3 " I can curl my hair and paint my nails and wear my hand-sewn summer dresses. I can roll dice and design costumes for heroes and flip through comic books. All as myself. Finally. "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

4 " Fries go in, fries come out. Fries go in, fries come out. Small, regular, large, extra-large. Fries go in, fries come out. Sweat drips down my back, my chest burning hot. I try not to scald my forearms when people slam into me, rushing between stations. Fries go in, fries come out. I am the siren call of McDonald's: smell the fries, you cannot resist. You want the fries. You need the fries, I hate the fries. I am the fries. Fries go in, fries come out. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

5 " I know all their costumes by heart, and one day I'll be making-" "Costumes?! That's what you're into, their outfits? Oh God... you're not one of those cosplay chicks, are you? "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

6 " I don't rack paint either, even though some writers would say that doesn't make me legit. I'm not a thief, I'm a vandal. That's why I work at Mickey D's: I buy my own supply. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

7 " Chaotic good ones place a high value on free will: they always intend to do the right thing, even if their methods are haphazard and generally out of sync with the rest of society. "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

8 " They just needed someone to hate. Someone to fill the endless hours of their empty lives. A villain to make them feel like heroes. "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

9 " How are you still standing?" "Am I? I feel like I'm falling. "

― Whitney Gardner , Chaotic Good

10 " I might be burning bridges, but they're my bridges to burn. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

11 " I'm sure she goes home and talks to whatever friends she has about how brave I am. I didn't choose to be deaf. I have no idea why it makes me brave. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

12 " My old art teacher told me I draw like a man. I've never forgiven him. I don't draw like anything, I draw like everything. I draw like me. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

13 " There’s always a moment when one of these kids asks me a question and I have to figure out if speaking is worth the risk. I cross my arms. “You—--aint—my bum—r!” he rages. It’s not easy to lip-read when people are yelling at you. Despite what the distorted-face yeller might actually think. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

14 " Casey doesn’t know why I was expelled, but she’s on a mission to “improve my quality of life.” I’m sure she goes home and talks to whatever friends she has about how brave I am. I didn’t choose to be deaf. I have no idea why it makes me brave. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

15 " stands in the window with his little headset on, grimacing at people who think they have to scream into the intercom. At least that’s one thing I understand; Jordyn, "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

16 " People find out I’m deaf and think that yelling at me is the cure. I’ve seen Jordyn switch off her CI mid-conversation with that same pinched face. Rude, but less painful, I’m sure. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe

17 " There’s only a million more things I wanted to say to him. Or, you know, have an actual conversation. But that’s all I get with hearies. Hi. Bye. Thumbs up, thumbs down. Head nod. Friend, family, etc. "

― Whitney Gardner , You're Welcome, Universe