Elizabeth Jackson

“Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief? Fare you well. Had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do. I will not keep this form upon my head When there is such disorder in my wit.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow

“Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. “No man is worth more than another”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“India’s citizenship practices since its founding have been liberal and secular. But under the control of BJP”
― Jason F. Stanley, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them

“Those moments, when intuitions remain unspoken and unspeakable, are only part of life. There are other parts of life to be lived. A mother’s job is to provide a framework for living: things to do, places to go, days that never fail to break, and nights that always fall.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow