Taylor Hertz

“That optimism that someone else will come and mend all ills, that your Ma or the Lawgiver or someone will just turn up, and everything will be well, that’s the essence of being a kid.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Expert System's Brother

“the definition of the truly foreign locale is one that fosters a piercing and perpetual yearning to go home.”
― Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

“Can we envision our own face? I think not. I think we imagine ourselves invisible, with no face at all, able to blend perfectly with everything around us.”
― Margaret George, Helen of Troy

“I have risen as far as this world will permit me to go,” the doctor told the empty cave. “To travel farther, must I also invert myself entirely?”
― Karen Russell, Orange World and Other Stories