Zulia

“For there was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.”
― William Shakespeare

“Man in his hunger for faith will feed his mind with the nearest and most convenient food.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

“When your little girl asks you if she's pretty,
your heart will drop like a wineglass on the hardwood floor.
Part of you will want to say
“Of course you are, don't ever question it,”
and the other part, the part that is clawing at you,
will want to grab her by her shoulders,
look straight into the wells of her eyes
until they echo back to you and say
“You do not have to be if you don't want to. It is not your job.”
Both will feel right.
One will feel better.
She will only understand the first.
When she wants to cut her hair off
or wear her brother's clothes,
you will feel the words in your mouth like marbles.
“You do not have to be pretty if you don't want to.
It is not your job.”
― Caitlyn Siehl, What We Buried

“a przecież kupowałem w salonach sztuki
pudry mikstury maście
szminki na szlachetność
przykładałem do oczu marmur zieleń Veronese'a
Mozartem nacierałem uszy
doskonaliłem nozdrza wonią starych książek”
― Zbigniew Herbert