Valkyrie Vu

“At your absolute best, you still won't be good enough for the wrong person. At your worst, you'll still be worth it to the right person.”
― Karen Salmansohn

“Who are you in love with?" I said then.
For a minute Marco didn't say anything, he simply opened his mouth and breathed out a blue, vaporous ring.
"Perfect!" he laughed.
The ring widened and blurred, ghost-pale on the dark air.
Then he said, "I am in love with my cousin."
I felt no surprise.
"Why don't you marry her?"
"Impossible."
"Why?"
Marco shrugged. "She's my first cousin. She's going to be a nun."
"Is she beautiful?"
"There's no one to touch her."
"Does she know you love her?"
"Of course."
I paused. The obstacle seemed unreal to me.
"If you love her," I said, "you'll love somebody else someday.”
― Sylvia Plath

“Có những ngày chỉ muốn trở về quê
Nằm nghe gió rít qua hàng song cửa
Nói với mẹ: Con không đi làm nữa
Mẹ nuôi con đọc sách hết đời, nghe?”
― Nguyễn Thiên Ngân

“I'm never going to get married."
"You're crazy." Buddy brightened. "You'll change your mind."
"No. My mind's made up.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar