But no one’s looking at their phones anymore. Not really. It’s like it took the end of the world for people to look up and see each other. ~ T.J. Klune, We Burned So Bright
“I had in my hands the most precious of treasures, a spring from which to drink the knowledge of that world to which I would never have access.” ~ Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men
After I’m finished peeing, I stand up straight, close my eyes, organize my thoughts, and click my heels together three times. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. I throw the [outhouse] door open and say, “Shit.” ~ Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear
“Because my mother taught me to never discuss sex, politics, or the state of one’s bowels.... And if you don’t stop this, I’ll have to tell you about my constipation.” ~ Elizabeth Strout, The Things We Never Say
“It was books. I read and read. Went to the library as much as I could. And to bookstores. Lost myself in books. Did you know that books can heal you? They helped restore me.” ~ Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran