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“think of my face reflected in Grand-Maman’s TV screen, ugly and distorted with dreaming.”
― Mona Awad, Rouge

“Death is inevitable and the world is full of murder, Tom”
― Mona Awad, Rouge

“It was hard to come to terms with something that didn’t make sense, like a tragic untimely death or a breakup that came out of nowhere. How can you be at peace when you don’t know what you did to deserve it or what you could have done to make things different? I couldn’t wrap my brain around how I’d misjudged Jason to such a high degree, how I could think he was that in love with me, when clearly he wasn’t. It made me question my entire sense of self. Like finding out your hero isn’t a hero at all and you’re just too blind to know the difference.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Happy Ever After Playlist

“I think about the many layers, the many ingredients, the many sophisticated formulas right now shielding me from oxidizing free radicals while also keeping me hydrated.”
― Mona Awad, Rouge