Larisse

“A dog’s love is forever. We expect infidelity from one another; we marvel at this one’s ability to hold that one’s interest for fifty, sixty years; perhaps some of us feel a secret contempt for monogamy even as we extol it, wishing parole for its weary participants. But dogs do not receive our sympathy or our suspicion—from dogs we presume an eternal adoration.”
― Jennifer Egan, The Best American Short Stories 2014

“I am here because of love.”
― David Levithan, How They Met, and Other Stories

“Lauren: Hey. Um. This is kind of a weird - but do you ever wonder how many times your life is gonna end?

A pause.

Schultz: Uh... I'm not sure I know what / you--

Lauren: Like how many people you're...like how many times your life is gonna totally change and then, like, start all over again? And you'll feel like what happened before wasn't real and what's happening now is actually... (she trails off)”
― Annie Baker, The Vermont Plays

“Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy my real life, but I feel about it much the way I do about New York City, my chosen and adored home: I’m always happy to leave, and I’m always happy to come back.”
― Jennifer Egan, The Best American Short Stories 2014