Zainab

“Far from goodwill, I’m surrounded by the folly of youth, wet with my tears of self-loathing at my clumsy struggles and whipped around by the storm of love.”
― Tomihiko Morimi, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

“When I looked up, I saw the nearly full moon, missing just a sliver on the left, floating in the night sky.”
― Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

“Times like these, you can't be shy. Crashing the celebrations of a stranger is a do-or-die challenge; a moment's hesitation can be fatal. You have to infiltrate the very heart of the event, practically force everyone to get excited, and destroy their completely justified doubts of Who is this person?”
― Tomihiko Morimi, 夜は短し步けよ乙女 [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]

“Is it possible we could develop an alternative model of loving each other?”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends