Sophia

“I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“What can you do with the truth that everyone’s a little sad and a little alone.”
― Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

“For our family and others like us, separation is an expression of love. Not just in the physical sense, but in the way we think. We want our children to have an education and a job, to experience life in the way we never could, knowing that everything they gain will make them more distant from us. Loving someone means separating yourself from them. The future is lived vicariously through their achievements: their lives must follow an upward trajectory. They must not fail. That is what social mobility means in Asia today.”
― Tash Aw, Strangers on a Pier: Portrait of a Family

“I wonder how it would be if I let go and yielded myself to depravity.”
― Osamu Dazai, The Setting Sun