Ali Suleiman

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“grief is a house
where the chairs
have forgotten how to hold us
the mirrors how to reflect us
the walls how to contain us

grief is a house that disappears
each time someone knocks at the door
or rings the bell
a house that blows into the air
at the slightest gust
that buries itself deep in the ground
while everyone is sleeping

grief is a house where no one can protect you
where the younger sister
will grow older than the older one
where the doors
no longer let you in
or out”
― Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“The town was paper, but the memories were not.”
― John Green, Paper Towns