Delphine

“Of all the unsympathetic creatures of the earth, of all the cruel cut-throat beasts, cats are the worst.”
― Yeoh Jo-Ann, Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions

“From the outside a woman cradling a newborn looks peaceful. A new mother is not peaceful but in a jittery state of high alert. We declare her serene so we can leave her to it. So we can behold the glittering surface, remark on its beauty, and walk away.”
― Claire Kilroy, Soldier Sailor

“People labelled as geniuses had their own problems. No one knew how their life would work out. So many prodigies had been toyed with by fate. The world was littered with tragic, fallen stars.”
― Riku Onda, Honeybees and Distant Thunder

“Is this what love is, then? The need to be understood, the need to understand. The neverknowing, the alwayswishing, the mindfuckery.”
― Yeoh Jo-Ann, Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions