Diane W

“she asked, mouth open. Like usual, I made something up on the spot: “They don’t mean to, Grandma. They’re just following their family. That’s all. They don’t know it’s a cliff.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“It’s late in the season—which means the winter roses, in full bloom along the national bank, are suicide notes.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Too much joy, I swear, is lost in our desperation to keep it.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“What if my sadness is actually my most brutal teacher?”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous