jude

“Other times she wondered whether she just wanted someone-someone clear-sighted and free of delusion-to look at her, to understand her and render what they saw so that she, in turn, might look and understand too.”
― Antonia Angress, Sirens & Muses

“Don’t you think you’re overdue for some rainbows?” “Yours was the first I saw in years,” Jean said, motioning to his head to indicate her hair.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“I was so scared of being hurt that I'd done nothing. I was so scared of failing, of being hurt, that I choose nothing. I did nothing.”
― Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night

“isn’t that reason enough to keep living? To rediscover simple delights one moment at a time, I mean. I used to count them on my fingers, reassuring myself there was still good in the world and reminding myself to keep looking for those blessings.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court