Alicia Guo

“That's the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between two people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people's.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“The biggest joke in religious studies is that cult + time = religion.”
― Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence

“There’s a reason most religions encourage prayer: Language strengthens beliefs.”
― Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence

“History is a thing designed in retrospect.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue