Frannie McBrian

“It’s almost painful, the way little children just trustingly hold out their hearts for you to look at - the way they haven’t learned yet how to conceal what matters to them, even if it’s just chewing gum or a plush dolphin or plastic binoculars.”
― Catherine Newman, Sandwich

“Demands for solidarity can quickly turn into demands for groupthink, making it difficult to express nuance.”
― Roxane Gay, Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business

“That's the past, isn't it. You think it's behind you, then one day you walk into a room and it's there waiting for you.”
― Paul Murray, The Bee Sting

“Do you suppose she's a wildflower?”
― Lewis Caroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass