Jennifer

“The man said he could see I was a survivor and he wouldn't make me unpack all of my suitcases, but he'd like me to rearrange things inside a few of them to get me better prepared for travel.”
― Susan Conley

“There's a vein of hopeful cynicism in everything you write. You're trying to believe, but helplessly waiting for the anvil.”
― Emery Lord, The Map from Here to There

“New York represented her shame about things that were in no way her fault.”
― Ann Patchett, The Dutch House

“Fear of Flying (Because every time you fly, you land somewhere new and you have to make new friends.) Leave something you love in every city you've lived in. A record player in Shanghai, a kitten in Seattle, your best dresses hanging in a closet in Paris. That way you'll always have a reason to retrace your steps back to old friends. So it means you won't have to stay away forever. Learn to enjoy being alone, appreciate the silence of dinners where an entire roast duck can be gnawed away, cartilage and all, without conversational interruption. You are free and oh-so-mysterious. Think: Friends, who needs friends?”
― Xuan Juliana Wang, Home Remedies