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“Because the Spartan king had lost his queen, a hundred queens lost their kings.”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“Waiting is the cruellest thing I have ever endured. Like bereavement, but with no certainty.”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“heroism is something that can reside in all of us, particularly if circumstances push it to the fore. It doesn’t belong to men, any more than the tragic consequences of war belong to women. Survivors, victims, perpetrators: these roles are not always separate. People can be wounded and wounding at the same time, or at different times in the same life.”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“Every time I remember that my mother is dead, it feels like I’m colliding with a wall that won’t give. There’s no escape, just a hard surface that I keep ramming into over and over, a reminder of the immutable reality that I will never see her again.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart