Sarah

“Still, a living, breathing human being--even a boneheaded or barely articulate one--conveys so much in person. The physical fact of a creature with heart thrumming and neurons flickering--what Shakespeare called the 'poor, bare, forked animal'--compels us all; we're all hardwired in moments of empathy to see ourselves in another.”
― Mary Karr, The Art of Memoir

“yes, yes, yes. I was and am awful and terrible.”
― Rufi Thorpe, The Girls from Corona del Mar