Rachel

“He was as powerless as the dead, but with none of the relief of it. At every moment he knew, awfully, that he was still alive, and that while he was alive he had to keep going.”
― Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World

“Hi,” she says, her voice level and cool. “This bitch’s name is Irene.”
― Kelly Quindlen, She Drives Me Crazy

“You’ve got that look about you.” “What look?” “Well, not to be rude, but you’re all fucked up, aren’t you?”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“And over there—creative writing students.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis