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“In fact, she was both my first and second words: Umma, then Mom. I called to her in two languages. Even then I must have known that no one would ever love me as much as she would.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“He had this really amazing party trick where sometimes he could go a full hour without even once being suddenly reminded of the paralyzing truth that his life was finite and unrepeatable.”
― Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

“She brings seven pairs of underwear, two pairs of shoes. She brings an anxious disposition.”
― Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown

“Into–yes, that's more like it. As in, Now I'm broken into.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous