Sajil

“My husband reaches for my hand. Our wedding rings touch. I have never before considered what it means to have a good marriage. I thought it was finding intriguing and attractive company. But maybe it is about finding someone whose heart is like a mirror, whose love can make you stand the sight of yourself.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

“If you’re standing on a small pile of shit, fighting for your one place to stand, God almighty how you fight.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“Somehow I sensed what was coming for me even then. Really, though, what girl doesn’t? It looms over you, that threat of violence. They drill the danger into your head until it starts to feel inevitable. You grow up wondering when it’s finally going to happen.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

“Because the world had told her that if she sacrificed as much as she could - if she kept herself small and quiet, swallowed back her questions and angers and fears - she would eventually be light enough for someone else to carry.”
― Claudia Lux, Sign Here