James Beary

“don’t have hopes,” Mad explained, studying the address. “I have faith.” He looked at her in surprise. “Well, that’s a funny word to hear coming from you.” “How come?” “Because,” he said, “well, you know. Religion is based on faith.” “But you realize,” she said carefully, as if not to embarrass him further, “that faith isn’t based on religion. Right?”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“Spoiled, she saw in retrospect, but does anyone ever realize they’re spoiled until the spoiling ends?”
― Laura Lippman, Seasonal Work

“Chinese: 不知道什么时候开始，我变成一个很小心的 人，每次我穿雨衣的时候，我都会戴太阳眼镜，你永远 都不知道什么时候会下雨，什么时候出太阳。 Pinyin (the standardised pronunciation of the Chinese in Roman alphabet characters): Bu zhidao shenme shihou kaishi, wo biancheng yige hen xiaoxin de ren, meici wo chuan yuyi, wo dou hui dai taiyang yanjing, ni yongyuan dou buhui zhidao shenme shihou hui xiayu, shenme shihou chu taiyang.”
― Massoud Hayoun, Building 46

“阿姨 - Ayi or Auntie”
― Massoud Hayoun, Building 46