Diane W

“The thing is, we don’t need to change our brains at all. Time does so much of the emptying for us. Live long enough and you’ll forget almost everything you thought you’d always remember.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom: A Novel

“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

“As a rule, “little” is always smaller than “small.” Don’t ask me why.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous