Lula

“Then we turned to each other in the dark and crashed together like cars in a head-on collision.”
― Tim Floreen, Tattoo Atlas

“Dear Jude

Thank you for your beautiful (if unnecessary) note. I appreciate everything in it. You're right; that mug means a lot to me. But you mean more, so please stop torturing yourself.

If I were a different kind of person, I might say that this whole incident is a metaphor for life in general: things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize dat no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.

Actually - maybe I am that kind of person after all.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“I’m a businessman,” he’d told her. “No more, no less.” “You’re a thief, Kaz.” “Isn’t that what I just said?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You've got to admit it's a bit of a pantomine, though,' said Crawly 'I mean, pointing out the Tree and saying "Don't Touch" in big letters. Not very subtle, is it? Why not put it on top of a high mountain or a long way off? Makes you wonder what He's really planning.”
― Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman