Bri Chapa

“Men are fragile, honey,” Betty said. “If I told that man he had too much to drink and was liable to kill himself, he might regard it as an insult. And men often lose grace and composure when they feel insulted.”
― J. Ryan Stradal, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

“She put her fist in her mouth, and cried as quietly as possible, to not bother anyone.”
― J. Ryan Stradal, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

“It’s just—lately I’ve been wondering whether having all of our material needs met from birth has been a positive aspect of our lives. It seems to me it may have resulted in some absence of yearning or striving in us.”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“Sometimes we buy two copies and read the same book at the same time. It’s a particular level of intimacy, reading a book with another person.”
― Annabel Monaghan, Same Time Next Summer