Stacia

“How telling it was that the word “shaman” in most countries conjures men, but not in Korea, as the kind of traumatizing experiences that define the shaman’s advent are so common for women in this country. Shinbyeong doesn’t make suffering occur, it’s suffering that makes shinbyeong happen. Shinbyeong and shinnaerim, the acceptance of the spirit, may have long provided an exit for many a suffering woman.”
― Suhyeon Lee, Alien Gods

“Humans will always do something horrible if you watch them for long enough.”
― Rozie Kelly, Kingfisher

“You don't often see the in-between, do you? You don't often see the part where you walk in silence and don't touch one another, the part where the shards from an explosion float to the ground, and you have to get up again the next day. The part where you put the washing on and go to work and pretend everything is fine and all the while your chest is heaving from your invisible wounds. You see the chasms of heartbreak, the wet cheeks and dramatic sobs and hard goodbyes, but you don't see the agonised conversations with friends: the fabrications of a narrative that doesn't show us in our horrible, fractured, human light.”
― Rozie Kelly, Kingfisher

“My role in our relationship is to remain reliably broken. She fixes me and I ensure I remain a mess for her to fix. It's the most functional relationship I've ever had.”
― Rozie Kelly, Kingfisher