Maya Binyam > Quotes

“The yogurt man went back to threading the needle through his cheek. I thanked him for sharing his perspective about evolution, the existence of an alternate universe, and the physical science of hijacking a plane, and then asked him once again for directions, wondering what kind of directions I was likely to get from a self-identified conspiracy theorist with an exceptionally high pain tolerance.”
― Maya Binyam, Hangman

“I looked around for signs of the omnipresence of global corporations and saw a goat eating some trash.”
― Maya Binyam, Hangman

“I thanked her for her offer, not sure if she was offering immediate salvation, relieving me of my high blood pressure; or more general salvation, relieving me of my culture, family members, and the control they exerted over every aspect of my life.”
― Maya Binyam, Hangman

“I tried to imagine the experience of being surprised, but I didn't want to be surprised, so I decided to move on with my life before I was forced to endure that experience.”
― Maya Binyam, Hangman

“As I was thinking about that, a young woman in a business suit approached me and held out her hand. She was incredibly tall, much taller than me, a middle-aged man of average height, so much so that I wondered if she was a giant, or otherwise had been born with some kind of deformity. I felt sorry for her, and considered saying something, but then I realized that she wasn’t tall, I was just sitting on the ground.”
― Maya Binyam, Hangman