Michael Eck

“By far, my favorite human emotion is joy. Because it is so misunderstood. Because it contains all the others.”
― Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland

“Her cheeks warm as if she has attended a party where her dress had been a hit.”
― Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland

“the skin from a ball of mozzarella cheese tastes rich enough to change my life.”
― Anthony Doerr, Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World

“There was always an unattainable aspect to my work, which they must have known, otherwise they would have sent someone less sensitive. There is no way of succeeding or failing that the word human doesn’t allow.”
― Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland