“Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it.”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
“I was seen—I who had seldom been seen by anyone. I who was taught, by you, to be invisible in order to be safe,”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“You're a mother, Ma. You're also a monster. But so am I - which is why I can't turn away from you. Which is why I have taken god's loneliest creature and put you inside it. Look.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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