Edward Trujillo

“The past is not dead. It is not even past. WILLIAM FAULKNER”
― Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang

“family life is like that of nations: each member battles for his measure of air and light, of nourishment and territory, and particularly for that measure of admiration and attention which is called ‘glory.’ It is like a forest; each tree must fight for its sunlight; under the ground the roots engage in a death struggle for moisture. We are told that some even exude an acidity that is noxious to all except themselves. Mr. Frazier, in every lively healthy family there is one who must pay.”
― Thornton Wilder, The Eighth Day: A Novel

“Those women, her age and a little older, who’d all gone crazy or who were hooking in the Polo Lounge or who were married to real old movie stars and had to look old too, to match. Those occasional men of genius who, like one friend of hers, could cast the right person for the right part and never miss—never.”
― Eve Babitz, Sex and Rage

“We’re not the sort of couple who lives in each other’s pockets. We live our own lives. It means we have something to say to each other when we finally get together.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Heron's Cry