Matthew Hinea

“On average, since the urge to kill myself isn't so strong that I actually kill myself, the world is worth living in.”
― Tao Lin, Taipei

“Do you sometimes look up from the computer and look around the room and know you are alone, I mean really know it, then feel scared ?”
― Tao Lin, Shoplifting from American Apparel

“If you don't try, nothing ever changes.”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

“It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else–pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy.”
― Tao Lin, Bed