Kaethe

“There is evidence that you can improve your microbiota even in old age by adopting a Mediterranean-type diet and eating more fiber.”
― Scott C. Anderson, The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection

“Upon the rubble horses would reappear announcing the rebirth of the old reality, their backs without riders. Because thus it had always been. Until a few men would tie them to wagons, once again erecting a city that they wouldn't understand, once again building, with innocent skill, the things. And then once more they'd need a pointing finger to give them their old names.”
― Clarice Lispector, The Besieged City

“Love is the concubine of both fear and desperation when you’re a parent,” he said flatly. “And ruthlessness has no measure.”
― Grace Draven, Raven Unveiled

“I've written myself into a corner. The first two-thirds of the book were a breeze to compose, but what do I do with the ending? Where do I leave my protagonist, now that there's a hungry ghost in the mix, and no clear resolution?”
― R.F. Kuang, Yellowface