“She was not alone. She was safe. There was at least a single other soul in this universe who vibrated at her same frequency.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“But of course it was worth it. It was the only thing that was worth it. She had been fortunate to find a vocation that made irrelevant everything else, and anything that made you forget to eat, drink, sleep, or maintain basic relationships—anything that made you so inhumanly excited—had to be pursued with single-minded devotion.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“Believe the lie - trust the lie - it is the only thing you have. Stay in the cage and paint the walls. If you do not, then you must quit; but if you can delude yourself long enough, then your delusions might very well come true.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“I wish I were the night, so that I might watch your sleep with a thousand eyes.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“She was of course underpaid and overworked, but this condition was common among graduate students and no one cared much about it.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
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