Emily

“Yes, people age horribly. They suffer strokes. Their bodies and brains fall apart. But the male ego? Firmly intact until the bitter end.”
― Jen Beagin, Big Swiss

“My father the grown-up, my father the child. We are falling into the sunset. Falling into the night sky. Maybe the night sky is kind. Forgiving. We have both been forgiven a thousand times. Being human, always new things to forgive. Forgive me, father. You are already forgiven. Forgive me, daughter. There’s nothing to forgive.”
― Melissa Broder, Death Valley

“The sky was black, sprinkled with crystals of salt. The moon made polite conversation. The trees stood up and waved.”
― Saba Sams, Send Nudes

“To be loved was just to be watched, or in my case, to imagine you are loved is to imagine you are watched all the time.”
― Dizz Tate, Brutes