Sabrina

“Historians observe the world, and scientists try to explain it, but engineers transform it. Step by step, they’ve replaced village matchmakers with dating apps, town criers with social media, local doctors with diagnostic tools. The time has come for sages, mystics, and prophets to cede to an AI. In this way, history marches on.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

“In any case, crime is relative — its boundaries shifting in service of the people in power.”
― Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

“When you love someone, you sign up for the whole thing. Even if they’re grumpy or weird or sick or if they’re pregnant, Rachel. It doesn’t matter how many things you have on already. You love the whole person.”
― Caroline O'Donoghue, The Rachel Incident

“When someone dies, where does the way they eat egg rolls go?”
― Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland