Daniela eats books

“Where, under the stars, we see at last what we’ve made of each other in the light of long-dead things—and call it good.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“tenderness depends on how little the world touches you.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“The children, the veal, they stand very still because tenderness depends on how little the world touches you. To stay tender, the weight of your life cannot lean on your bones.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Tenderness
a thing to be beaten
into.”
― Ocean Vuong, Night Sky with Exit Wounds