Melanie Daves

“After surviving that hell, would he still have been the kind of person who made choices we could understand?”
― Han Kang, We Do Not Part

“There are friendships forged in fire, which end up disappearing like smoke, and other casual, nodding friendships, which will stay with you for the rest of your life.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders

“He looks at me and says, 'Somebody should have caught this. Somebody should have stopped what was being done to you.'
'I don't think they could have,' I say. But it's nice that it matters to him.
'I can give you the name of someone who can go over your medical history in detail, someone you can talk to about . . . what happened. It's never too late.'
He sounds unsure and I understand why. Sometimes it is too late. I think I finally understand the difference between now and then. 'Maybe some other time,' I say. 'Right now I'm kind of tired of therapy.'
He looks like he wants to say more but he doesn't, and I'm so grateful to him for that that I just start crying.”
― Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street

“There’s nothing so worthless to speak of as a love mature.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Tatami Time Machine Blues