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“Der Marquise stürzte der Schmerz aus den Augen. [...] Sie sank, als sie die Türe verschlossen fand, mit jammender Stimme, alle Heiligen zu Zeugen ihrer Unschuld anrufend, vor derselben nieder,”
― Heinrich von Kleist, Die Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili

“I breathed in Dad's smoke so that his cares would become mine. After that, I said a quick prayer to God that he wouldn't give me cancer from the cigarette smoke [...].”
― Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening

“Nobody knows my heart. It's hidden deep side my coat, my skin, my ribs. My heart was important for nine months inside my mother's belly, but once I left the belly, everyone stopped caring whether it beat enough times per hour. No one worries when it stops or begins to beat fast, telling me there must be something wrong.”
― Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, De avond is ongemak

“We can't simply swap God - he's the strongest Pokémon card we have.”
― Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, The Discomfort of Evening