Phaedra

“Frances learns something in this moment that will allow her to survive and function for the rest of her life. She finds out that one thing can look like another. That the facts of a situation don't necessarily indicate anything about the truth of a situation. In this moment, fact and truth become separated and commence to wander like twins in a fairy-tale, waiting to be reunited by that special someone who possesses the secret of telling them apart.”
― Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fall on Your Knees

“The difference
between being loved and being fucked
is I can’t remember how the first feels.
I come to bed quiet, kiss with my eyes closed,
hate how easily I touch you.

Find me the sweetest boy, with a heart
more hopeful than spun sugar on a hot day,
I will teach him the meaning of meaningless
nights. The whole time, every moment, wishing
he’d crack me open, rib by rib, to see
how I work. How I bleed.”
― Clementine von Radics

“Everything down here on earth was shattering, yet pointless.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Mighty Red

“She loved Hugo with that superb kind of love a mother has for a male child, a love that is deeper and more pure for knowing that he'll more than likely turn out a fool.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Mighty Red