☆ Lauriane ☆

“But this? This is not development. This is looting. If land is to be acquired, it must be done fairly. The people must be compensated, not only monetarily, but with jobs, with dignity, with a future. Not a Shunya future, a real future, a people’s future. Do you know what Shunya means? Nothing.”
― Deepti Kapoor, Age of Vice

“When something terrible happens—or at least, when you learn about it—it feels like it should affect the entire world. It feels like something should change. But it doesn’t.”
― Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

“At nine, I wanted love as a kind of corroboration of my own existence.”
― Stephanie Wambugu, Lonely Crowds

“It’s so easy to be charming when you’re rich.”
― Deepti Kapoor, Age of Vice