Twinkle Dammy

“All your life you’re told you’re unique. An individual. That no one on the planet is just like you. It’s humanity’s anthem.”
― Blake Crouch, Dark Matter

“emptying out of my mother's belly
was my first act of disappearance
learning to shrink for a family
who likes their daughters invisible
was the second
the art of being empty
is simple
believe them when they say
you are nothing
repeat it to yourself
like a wish
i am nothing
i am nothing
i am nothing
so often
the only reason you know
you're still alive is from the
heaving of your chest”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

“How could the child bear not just the hunger, but the boredom? The rest of humankind used meals to divide the day, Lib realized - as a reward, as entertainment, the chiming of an inner clock. For Anna, during this watch, each day had to pass like one endless moment.”
― Emma Donoghue, The Wonder

“Her mother was lost in a sea of irregular verbs.”
― Ann Patchett, Commonwealth