'For the first half of my teens, I wanted badly to be a goth or an emo, but I was too shy. I grew up in a small town in Arizona, and I was simply too timid to do anything that would make me stand out. Yes, I wrote weird sad poetry at the library before fencing class, and I drew Death Note fan art, and I wore plaid skirts over jeans on the weekends when no one from school would see me, but that was my limit. I remember once buying a grey shirt because I was worried that people would think I was a poser if I dressed in black.' (
Mira Schlosberg Editorial introduction)