Sidney Poole

“You don't describe your job like that," Vera scolds. "Is a small job, hah! Can you see men saying that? No, men will talk it up with bullshit, that is why they get even bigger job next time. There is no such thing as 'small job.' And don't say in that silly tone, oh so apologetic, I am just silly woman having a small job. No!" Her index finger shoots up and points at Julia's face like a sword. "You go and do this job proudly.”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“There is no greater suffering than that of a parent who is unable to save their own child who wants to die.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe

“Sometimes people will only confide in someone they trust, but other times they need the listener to be a complete stranger.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe

“She moved with an impenetrable beauty, as if she was performing a solemn ritual.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe