Katie Parker

“Sometimes at night I conduct interviews with myself.

What do you want?
I don't know.

What do you want?
I don't know.

What seems to be the problem?
Just leave me alone.”
― Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation

“It is important if someone asks you to remember one of your happiest times to consider not only the question but also the questioner. If the question is asked by someone you love, it is fair to assume that this person hopes to feature in this recollection he has called forth.”
― Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation

“Loving someone was no guarantee of how they would treat you. All it did was raise the stakes.”
― Alexandra Kleeman, You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine

“Only humans can hurt one another, Ada thought; only humans falter and betray one another with a stunning, fearsome frequency. As David's family had done to him; as David had done to her. And Ada would do it too. She would fail other people throughout her life, inevitably, even those she loved best.”
― Liz Moore, The Unseen World