Zelda

“You were young. You didn't know that your mind could be a boon and a prison both. That someone could take its power, and turn it against you.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“How strange to feel herself so completely under the control of another person, but also how ordinary. No one can be independent of other people completely, so why not give up the attempt, she thought, go running in the other direction, depend on people for everything, allow them to depend on you, why not.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“A house is never apolitical. It is conceived, constructed, occupied, and policed by people with power, needs, and fears.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“And so you aren’t just mad, or heartbroken: you grieve from the betrayal”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House