Arianna

“Women got that feeling about him, that funny one we all get when we know something isn't right, but we don't know how to politely extricate ourselves from the situation without escalating the threat of violence or harassment. That is not a skill women are taught, the same way men are not taught that it is okay to leave a woman alone if what she wants is to be left alone.”
― Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

“I don’t have a problem pitying rich people. There are a lot of sad things in this world, and getting everything you want only to realize you are still empty inside is certainly one of them.”
― Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

“Then you’d better come in,” he said, “before people start asking why I have teenage boys visiting my apartment in the middle of the night.”
― Victoria Lee, The Fever King

“He thought it was a shame, but there was no point dwelling on things one couldn't control.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe