Claire

“You’re a defiant act of creation. You’re a whole solar system pretending to be a person.”
― Elisabeth Hewer, Wishing for Birds

“In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.' ”
― Karen Joy Fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

“you always feared god-born achilles
the most of all your fellows.
his divinity wove him taller,
better, quicker, stronger.

well here's a secret for you:
my father was a swan,
and the monthly blood on my thighs
is two-parts ichor.

you think achilles was of impressive descent?
touch me one more time.
maybe it's time we found out
what the daughter of the mightiest god
can do.

look to your kingdoms.
i am coming for them all.”
― Elisabeth Hewer, Wishing for Birds

“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See