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“(…) what happened (to Kafka) is the same as what happened to me:
he withdrew
he went too far into solitude
and knew — he must’ve known —
you never come back from there”
― Alejandra Pizarnik, Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 - 1972

“I am stronger than your god and older than your devil. I am the darkness between stars, and the roots beneath the earth. I am promise, and potential, and when it comes to playing games, i divine the rules, I set the pieces, and I choose when to play.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“I learned quickly that my wants and needs were unwelcome, too great for any reasonable person to fulfill, and in time I came to agree with her. I was too much, too loud, too emotional, too clumsy, too self-involved. My existence was a burden to all involved with it, and I resolved to never make any demand if I could help it.”
― Kat Dunn, Hungerstone

“We could go anywhere at all, as long as I’m with you.”
― Hiromi Kawakami, Strange Weather in Tokyo