Lee-Ann

“Make a quiet exit, like closing a door, like leaving a party without the tedious pantomime of goodbyes. That pleasure in knowing you were headed home while the noises of the party receded, already at your back.”
― Emma Cline, Switzy

“And honestly, even if I'm losing my mind, at least there's a dog here.”
― Paige Harbison, The Other Side of Now

“I don't try to protect the memory of tonight from tragedy by pretending it isn't lovely, and I don't cherish it so hard that I smother out its spark. I don't question the magic or panic that what I love is slipping through my fingers, or that every good thing will one day be cast pale against the darkness of future catastrophe. Instead, I have a good night. I get kissed in the snow. I eat chocolate in bed. I make plans for tomorrow.”
― Paige Harbison, The Other Side of Now

“He had said something like, "why don't people ever say anything real?" And now he knew why. Because to say anything real was to say things that nobody wanted to know. Or if they wanted to know, they would not care in the right way. Or even understand. It was a private thing to be alive. He understood this now.”
― Elizabeth Strout, The Things We Never Say