Julia Elrod

“People died of carelessness, of corruption, of abuse, and yet, in every round of voting, gave their enthusiastic approval to the politicians who made their life unbearable.”
― Elena Ferrante, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

“every choice has its history, so many moments of our existence are shoved into a corner, waiting for an outlet, and in the end the outlet arrives.”
― Elena Ferrante, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

“The person we fall in love with, we hardly ever call by their name. Because it’s somehow just so obvious that it’s you I’m talking to, that it’s you I’m always thinking of. Who else?”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“There are moments when we resort to senseless formulations and advance absurd claims to hide straightforward feelings.”
― Elena Ferrante, The Story of a New Name