Kristi

“Beauty work is labeled “self-care” to make it sound progressive”
― Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

“It seemed like the most obvious thing in the world, suddenly. I could live alone and by my own instincts and preferences, or I could find someone with compatible habits. How had I never imagined the option of sharing the practices that I craved and on which my peace depended? Sharing a life always sounded horrible to me. I didn't want to share. I wanted a whole life for myself. But what if I could live alongside someone else and not have to haggle over time and energy, sacrificing independence and fulfillment for connection?”
― Melissa Febos, The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

“Writing is either a way to shed my self-delusions or a way to develop them. A well-practiced, conclusive narrative is usually a dubious one:”
― Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror

“From the very beginning, and throughout the whole of our affair, I had the privilege of knowing what we all find out in the end: the man we love is a complete stranger.”
― Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion