Doll

“A man takes his sadness down to the river and throws it in the river
                    but then he’s still left
with the river. A man takes his sadness and throws it away
                                                                        but then he’s still left with his hands.”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“He was very intelligent and preoccupied with death and suffering.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Homesick for Another World

“Many people live and die without ever confronting themselves in the darkness.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, Her Body and Other Parties

“Beauty: (In a whisper) Will I be paid?
The Voice: Yes, as usual — in love.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald