Eliah

“Like THIS was society in miniature, circles of men on the outside and women on the inside. The only way to survive here was to stay out of it, or watch from afar, or include ourselves and be humiliated.”
― Santanu Bhattacharya, Deviants

“Death requires faith, I suppose, because even with the luxury of time to prepare, it still seems far-fetched and absurd. All you can do is wash your face and get all the relevant documents in order”
― Katy Wix, Delicacy

“He didn't care about the poems, one way or another. He merely cut away the blackened gangrenous bits of his soul and sold them.”
― Alice Winn

“He is breathless for the life he's entering into and I hope that he will not know pain or betrayal or disappointment, but of course he will, because he's alive and that's the price we pay”
― John Boyne, Water