Vincent Yu > Quotes

“As he grew older, he thought: a family was of modular design. You could swap out the broken truant pieces for new ones. You could regain the old functionality. It was resilient in that way.”
― Vincent Yu, Seek Immediate Shelter: A Novel

“Where do you think our stories go? he said. When all that's left of you is buried in other people's memories - which are stories, right? Stories that are diluted each time they're told, that hardly ever withstand a generation.”
― Vincent Yu, Seek Immediate Shelter: A Novel

“You're only entitled to the outcomes of a very, very small number of decisions in your life. You know that, right? And you can try to delay some of those big choices, but when you do, your options change, too. You can't expect the world to stay still for your.”
― Vincent Yu, Seek Immediate Shelter: A Novel