Reuben

“You don't have favourites among your children, but you do have allies. ”
― Zadie Smith, On Beauty

“...the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“When we hold each other, in the darkness, it doesn't make the darkness go away. The bad things are still out there. The nightmares still walking. When we hold each other we feel not safe, but better. "It's all right" we whisper, "I'm here, I love you." and we lie: "I'll never leave you." For just a moment or two the darkness doesn't seem so bad.”
― Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days

“In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not my solution.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth