Marylou

“And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair.”
― Mona Simpson, Anywhere But Here

“These stories depressed me. Love ruined people's lives, the way our parents said drugs could.”
― Mona Simpson, Casebook

“Her face worked in an odd way, like knitting coming undone.”
― Barbara Comyns, The Vet's Daughter

“It was Sunday morning, and old people passed me like sad grey waves on their way to church.”
― Barbara Comyns, The Vet's Daughter