Nevena

“She freezes for a second before turning around, like someone expecting to be caught. “Oh, I’m not her,” she says. Then she looks right at me and narrows her eyes. “But you know, everyone always thinks I’m the person they’re looking for.”
― May-Lan Tan, Things to Make and Break

“There is still one difference left between us. You have a tenderness grown weary and I have a weariness grown tender.”
― Dulce María Loynaz, Absolute Solitude: Selected Poems

“They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“No one was expecting me but everyone is relieved I am here. I am dressed perfectly for this weather. I am so glad I chose this outfit. I know exactly how to dance to this music.[...] I can make anyone fall in love with me, as long as they aren’t close by.”
― Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party