Maya Keeling

“What I smell is the word forbidden, red and sharp and bittersweet, rising up like crushed roses under the bed.”
― Mona Awad, Rouge

“one should remain soft and in love despite being shown heartbreak.”
― Kim Rashidi

“Until all my words had spilled to the floor. I was too drunk to pick them up. So leave them there.”
― Mona Awad, Bunny

“She looks so much like a cupcake that when I first met her at orientation, I had a very real desire to eat her. Bite deeply into her white shoulder. Dig a fork in her cheek.”
― Mona Awad, Bunny