medley
- Code Name Verity
I am Julie. That is what my brothers call me, what Maddie called me always, and that is what I call myself. (I'm studying for literature, don't mind me).
medley
- Code Name Verity
But I don't ever think of myself as Lady Julia. I think of myself as Julie. I am not Scottie. I am not Eva. I am not Queenie. I have answered to all three, but I never introduced myself by those names.
medley
- Code Name Verity
Think of her three years ago, a weeping jelly of fear under fire. Think of her now, guiding a wounded aircraft through the unfamiliar fire and darkness of a war zone. Her best friend, untangling herself in the back of the plane, shivered with dread and love. She knew that Maddie would land her safely or die trying.
medley
- randpm-1
And sometimes I look at myself, wondering, pondering: Why am I so stupid? On other days, I think myself to be a genius. How the mind works is really wonderful. Our opinions can change in mere seconds. How does that happen? How marvelous the human mind is.
