“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“Again, the troubling gap between word and meaning. My feeble language skills could not bear the weight of such a laden experience.”
― Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
― Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Four years after my father's death, when the subject of parents came up in conversation i would relate the information in a flat, matter-of-fact tone eager to detect in my listener the flinch of grief that eluded me.”
― Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
― Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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