Lamia

“I do not wish to explain my passion—that would imply that it was a mistake or some disorder I need to justify—I just want to describe it.”
― Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion

“Was I good at caring for Amma because of kindness? Or did I like caring for Amma because I have Adora's sickness? I waver between the two, especially at night, when my skin begins to pulse.

Lately I've been leaning toward kindness.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

“Everything beautiful is golden and strewn with pearls. Even golden people live here. But misfortune is a dark power, a monstrous, cannibalistic giant, who is, however, vanquished, because a good woman, who happily knows how to avert disaster, stands ready to help.”
― Jack Zipes, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

“He was pointing at the moon, but I was looking at his hand.”
― Richard Siken