Atzimbareyes

“Did you know people get rich off of sadness? I want to meet the millionaire of American sadness. I want to look him in the eye, shake his hand, and say, 'it's been an honor to serve my country.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“I can't point to any one event that resulted in my decision to go into hibernation. Initially, I just wanted some downers to drown out my thoughts and judgments, since the constant barrage made it hard not to hate everyone and everything. I thought life would be more tolerable if my brain were slower to condemn the world around me.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Elena lo espera en silencio, frente a él pero de espaldas, y antes de que responda dice, mejor no me ponga un nombre, Padre, tal vez si usted o su iglesia encuentran una palabra para nombrarme, después se arroguen el derecho de decirme cómo tengo que ser, cómo tengo que vivir. O morir.”
― Claudia Piñeiro, Elena sabe

“Being saved, I was taught when I was a child, was a way of saying, Sinner that I am, sinner that I will ever be, I relinquish control of my life to He who knows more than I, He who knows everything. It is not a magical moment of becoming sinless, blameless, but rather it’s a way of saying, Walk with me.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom