Moss Mountains

“A son should make peace with his mother before anything else.”
― Ocean Vuong, The Emperor of Gladness

“Casy's eyes shone with excitement. He turned to the other men. "Ya see?" he cried. "I tol' you. Cops cause more trouble than they stop.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“He doesn’t lock her in her room or in the house. He doesn’t have to. He turns her mind into a prison.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“Okay.” Hai nodded, but his mind was somewhere else. “Hey. Do you think a life you can’t remember is still a good life?” The question sounded almost silly aloud. “I mean, like—” “Yes,” said Sony. “Why’s that?” “Because someone else will remember it.”
― Ocean Vuong, The Emperor of Gladness