Dilek Sayedahmed, PhD

“There are always two stories taking place at once, the narrative inside the play and the narrative around it, and the boundary between the two is more porous than you might think, that is both the danger and the excitement of the performance.”
― Katie Kitamura, Audition

“I feel like living in London is like being on the constant verge of an orgasm but never being able to cum. Do you know what I mean? It’s not that you’re not turned on. It’s not that you aren’t having a lovely time. But something deep down inside your body won’t allow for it no matter how hard you try.”
― Oisín McKenna, Evenings and Weekends

“The truth was they were both inept, but it is always easier to blame others for what we cannot tolerate in ourselves, what we cannot forgive ourselves for.”
― Guadalupe Nettel, Still Born

“When an old person dies,” Kent said, “even if that person is wonderful, he or she is still somewhat ready, and so are the people who loved them. They’re like old trees, whose roots have loosened in the ground. They fall gently. But when someone like your aunt Sylvie dies—before her time—her roots get pulled out and the ground is ripped up. Everyone nearby is in danger of being knocked over.”
― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful