she.epeolatry

“I want to be like … There was this silent man at a party I once went to somewhere near Vesturbæjarlaugin. He barely said a word all night but still everything revolved around him. The women tried to catch his eye, the men tried to make him laugh. But he just sat there silently—and for some reason we were all convinced that he must be the smartest man in the room. I have gradually come to the conclusion that this tactic only works for men. If you are a woman who is silent, then people assume you’re stupid and have nothing remarkable to say. And in my case, that’s true.”
― Hildur Knútsdóttir, The Night Guest

“I TRY MY best to ward off thoughts of the void—the fundamental meaningless nature of life and the truth that despite the choices we make every day we all still die. I focus on the pill I’m going to take tonight. How it is perfectly shaped. Smooth and round and white as the driven snow.”
― Hildur Knútsdóttir, The Night Guest

“Our bodies connect like one until he whips me out by the hand before pulling me back in, hoisting me up on his hips like a regular Johnny Castle, hand wrapping around my waist, as I lift my legs to take a sexy S shape, toes pointed through my heels, never sacrificing any lines for comfort because we! are! performing!”
― Rachel Koller Croft, We Love the Nightlife

“She wonders if lies fade with time.”
― Sierra Greer, Annie Bot