Trinity

“Their white plastic earbuds override the sound of real life, their faces buried in their screens. They do not speak or make eye contact. They aren’t really here. The train is full of husks.”
― Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

“A single choice made with the best intentions can become a terrible life. Imagine biting into a seemingly ripe fruit, only to find your mouth filled with rot.”
― Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“For a moment, just a moment, the man on fire is gone and there is nothing in my mind at all. For a moment, I am cold, still, a cadaver on a silver autopsy table.”
― Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe