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“I was always watching you." This could have been a breathless declaration of love or a final farewell.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

“According to Stendhal it takes about a year and a month to fall in love, all being well.”
― Helen Oyeyemi, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

“To you who eat a lot of rice because you are lonely
To you who sleep a lot because you are bored
To you who cry a lot because you are sad
I write this down.
Chew on your feelings that are cornered
Like you would chew on rice.

Anyway life is something that you need to digest.

- Chunyang Hee

("sorry" doesn't sweeten her tea)”
― Helen oyeyemi , What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

“But then you’re put back together again, in a wholly different order . . .” “And it hurts so much you don’t know if the new order will work.” “It’ll heal. It has to hurt before it heals, don’t you think?” He”
― Helen Oyeyemi, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours