Emily Squires

“Problems always start long before you really, really see them.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

“For eventually, we come to hold our dearest possessions more closely than we hold our friends.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“The principle here is that a new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our elders planted fields and fought in wars; they advanced the arts and sciences, and generally made sacrifices on our behalf. So by their efforts, however humble, they have earned a measure of our gratitude and respect.” As”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“He said what he meant; he was puzzled if you did not. Some people might have mistaken this for simplicity. But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles