Kira Hyde

“It is not so easy to always remember who you are.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland

“A city obsessed by its ghosts seems to be weighted down by a conflicted view of the past. Something close to melancholy: a weight it can't quite let go of, a lingering sadness. And though we don't often think of the United States in these terms, this melancholy is as much a part of our history as our triumphs.”
― Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

“The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m.”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

“Look for the darkened graveyards, the derelict hotels, the emptied and decaying old hospitals. Wait past midnight, and see what appears.”
― Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places