Mayla Lemu

“If they wanted to have time to read a book in the evenings, that was as important as any of Napoleon’s ambitions. Because what a triumph it was for any woman to have time for herself—and to be able to do something that benefitted her imagination alone.”
― Heather O'Neill, When We Lost Our Heads

“Because I say so little you think I don't feel. I care a lot.”
― E.M. Forster, Maurice

“It’s one thing to be looked at, and another to be seen.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water

“Nothing touches me more than cracks in the armor and the person who reveals them.”
― Philippe Besson, Lie With Me