cara davis

“It’s an epidemic with women your age. A gross disparity between the way that they speak and the quality of thoughts that they’re having about the world. They are taught to express themselves in slang, in clichés, sarcasm—all of which is weak language. The superficiality of the language colors the experiences, rendering them disposable instead of assimilated. And then to top it all, you call yourselves ‘girls.’ ”
― Stephanie Danler, Sweetbitter

“I was quiet, but I was not blind.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― William Shakespear, Hamlet