Moshfegh Quotes

“Marek lay back. He felt the warmth from the sun on his face, and felt his back relax a bit against the hard stone floor. 'Do you think my bones are right?' he asked Villiam.
'Please, don't ask me about bones. Tonight, we will only talk about normal things.'
Marek nodded. He had no idea what that meant. The wine had made him a bit softer in his mind, but no wiser.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona

“Foi assim que soube que o sono estava fazendo efeito: estava ficando cada vez menos apegada à vida. Se continuasse, pensei, desapareceria por completo, depois reapareceria sob alguma outra forma. Essa era a minha esperança. Esse era o sonho.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“The stars come out. I look for the moon, but it eludes me. I can't find or measure my way. Drift, drift. If I just close my eyes I'll get there.
I sleep some more.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, McGlue