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“The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

“I was too young to understand that elation is one of the many faces of grief. At the funeral, in front of the entire Greek army, she would represent Priam. More than that: she would be Priam. Because isn’t that, ultimately, the way we cope with grief? There’s nothing sophisticated or civilized about it. Like savages, we ingest our dead.”
― Pat Barker, The Women of Troy

“The question of identity became a paralyzing one. Being ‘accepted’ could cause even greater anguish”
― James Baldwin, Dark Days

“Europe has never been”
― James Baldwin, Dark Days