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“Dana nestled into the crook of Fumiko’s neck and whispered, “If we can’t have what is ours, then no one can.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Vanished Birds

“At times I think of human relationships as something soft like sand or water, and by pouring them into particular vessels we give them shape.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You

“When I try to picture for myself what a happy life might look like, the picture hasn’t changed very much since I was a child—a house with flowers and trees around it, and a river nearby, and a room full of books, and someone there to love me, that’s all.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You

“I know that if I really had any talent I would have done something with my life by now – I don’t delude myself about that. If I tried I’m sure I would fail and that’s why I’ve never tried.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You