Daniela

“What I wanted, more than anything, was some uninterrupted crying time. I had a screaming need to be alone. I did not say this to Lily, I told her I needed to write a book. Which, when you think about it, is probably code for the same thing.”
― Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren

“But the grief, once a harsh rope that seemed to tighten at every turn, had now softened with time into a delicate thread, woven invisibly into the fabric of their daily lives.”
― Rachel Heng, The Great Reclamation

“I have known sadness my entire life. I recognized the message: I would never have anything, not in a real way. The best I could do was the discount version.”
― Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe

“We detach our faces from our phones and rise up when the train reaches a certain station. We spill out onto the sidewalk of a wealthy town overrun with the headquarters of every major tech company. The streets are lined with palm trees and boutiques, but even here, blanketed bodies dot the doorways.”
― Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe