Mason

“At first I thought common nouns were hardest hit, coffee and doorway and so on, but it soon became clear that the missing were mostly adjectives.”
― Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

“When I write about him I write about myself. When I write about his dog I write about myself; when I write about the house I write about myself. Man, house, dog: no matter what the word, through it I stretch out a hand to you.”
― J.M Coetzee

“Being unexpectedly loved is so wonderful or terrible, isn’t it?”
― Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth

“What's like, except a love that hasn't been invited indoors?”
― Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth