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“How cyclical and bittersweet for a child to retrace the image of their mother. For a subject to turn back to document their archivist.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“We have romanticized needing another human, when I believe the most romantic thing is not needing someone but wanting them around anyway.”
― Michelle Elman, The Joy of Being Selfish: Why you need boundaries and how to set them

“That wearing shiny shoes with bows on and rolling your eyes at other kids is not a sign of maturity, but a sign that you've missed a whole set of steps on the road to maturity.”
― Lisa Jewell, Then She Was Gone

“I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart