Lise

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were obsessed with me, Aibek.” But she doesn’t walk away. “I don’t think you should speak to a prince in that way,” I mock. “Perhaps titles are in order.” I take a step away from her and smile to myself when she follows. “Yeah? Well, my apologies. Which one should I use? Prince? Or pathetic?” I shrug. “You could have called me yours.”
― Caroline Cusanelli, A Liar's Twisted Tongue

“Je moet leren innerlijk altijd een kleine afstand te bewaren tussen jezelf en je gevoelens, zodat je steeds kunt vragen: Wat wil dit gevoel mij zeggen?”
― Ernst Katz, Meditation: An introduction

“Maybe I don’t know what fills it in yet, but I can look at the space around where I sit in the world, what creates that shape, and I can care about what it’s made of, if it’s good, if it hurts anyone, it makes people happy, if it makes me happy. And that can be enough for now.”
― Casey McQuiston, One Last Stop

“Als al het nieuwe dat zich aan hem voordeed hem moest verbazen, dan zou hij elk uur van de dag verbaasd moeten zijn.”
― Jane Smiley, Perestroika in Paris