Perihan

“Because that’s the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don’t want to let it go. It becomes a comfort. I want to cloak myself under its heavy weight and breathe it into my lungs. I want to nurture it, grow it, cultivate it. It’s mine. I want to check out with it, drift asleep wrapped in its arms and not wake up for a long, long time.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

“Carmel experienced another burst of euphoria. She might have lost a husband, but she got herself a wife. An efficient, energetic young wife. What a bargain. What an upgrade.”
― Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges