Sandy

“I have seen his face in its many variations. I have seen it when he’s angry, when he’s satisfied, when he tries to project control. I have been on his good side and his bad side. It is a face I have spent a lot of time trying to read, trying to appeal to, trying to capitulate to, trying to pretend for. I have always positioned myself in relation to him, thinking I could toe the line, thinking it would be fine if I just cooperated, thinking if only I compressed myself a bit more.”
― Ling Ma, Severance

“He spent all his time trying to remember, as if memories could sustain him.”
― Otessa Moshfegh

“I am writing this so it will stay true.”
― Tracy K. Smith, Life on Mars: Poems

“The body is a blunt instrument, easily fooled by strong emotion, shaking legs, a racing heart.”
― Hilary Zaid, Forget I Told You This