Erika Joyce

“Am I allowed to read books like these? Aren’t they banned?” “Technically, yes, but books shouldn’t be banned. Ignorance should not be a goal.”
― M. Hendrix, The Chaperone

“Anyway, as a consequence, each day has now become a new and unique informational unit, interrupting and replacing the informational world of the day before.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You

“When I was a child, I felt what I needed to feel and I followed my gut and I planned only from my imagination. I was wild until I was tamed by shame. Until I started hiding and numbing my feelings for fear of being too much. Until I started deferring to others’ advice instead of trusting my own intuition. Until I became convinced that my imagination was ridiculous and my desires were selfish. Until I surrendered myself to the cages of others’ expectations, cultural mandates, and institutional allegiances. Until I buried who I was in order to become what I should be. I lost myself when I learned how to please.”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed

“So we spend summers in Houston, in Sylvie and Salvador’s guest room.”
― Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers