lisbonsayers

“I think I was in this state where I needed to be surrounded by love but couldn't let it touch me.”
― Ronan Hession, Panenka

“You were like a dangerous sun: even at a distance you could still burn me... You were close enough to exist, but never close enough to hold onto.”
― Ronan Hession, Panenka

“But illness meant dependency. It was society’s last chance to push the benefits of membership.”
― Ronan Hession, Panenka

“Let’s not name it. Once you name something, you have to define it: say what it is and isn’t. Not to mention maintenance. All the relationships with names – parent, sister, husband, lover – come with maintenance. All that effort keeping it to what it’s supposed to be. Shouldn’t we allow ourselves at least one unnamed, undefined close relationship in our lives? A free-standing, wild-card arrangement. How about it, Joseph? How about you just try to make me happy, and I’ll try and do the same for you?”
― Ronan Hession, Panenka