Little fella mews and yelps when he sees her. Not-screaming, not-crying. He’s afraid but he’s hungry. Any girl in a storm.

Catherynne M Valente, Six-Gun Snow White [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library]

Hermetic quote Valente Six-Gun Snow White mews yelps not-screaming not-crying afraid hungry any girl in a storm

Consider also:

  1. “Probably it was always going to turn out like it did. Human nature only got a few tales to tell.”
  2. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While
  3. The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home