Magdalene

“People always talk about how hard it can be to remember things - where they left their keys, or the name of an acquaintance - but no one ever talks about how much effort we put into forgetting. I am exhausted from the effort to forget... There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.”
― Stephen Carpenter, Killer

“Sometimes what you think is an end is only a beginning. And that wouldn't do at all.”
― Agatha Christie, Death Comes as the End

“...the beginning is where the end gets born.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Radiance

“It feels as though the beginning and the end are intertwined, thus leading to a never-ending cycle. Surely this will not be the end. Just as it can't be considered the beginning. Just as it can't be determined where the beginning or the end is.”
― Eunjin Jang, No One Writes Back