An Le

“There are all kinds of things we have to deal with in life,” Eri finally said. “And one thing always seems to connect with another. You try to solve one problem, only to find that another one you hadn’t anticipated arises instead. It’s not that easy to get free of them. That’s true for you—and for me, too.”
― Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

“That is how it works, Circe. I tell Father that my sorcery was an accident, he pretends to believe me, and Zeus pretends to believe him, and so the world is balanced. It is your own fault for confessing. Why you did that, I will never understand.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“I had never seen the age between them so clearly before. My keen son, and this man who chose to be no one.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“Words don’t come out when you’re hurt that deeply,”
― Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage