Sydney S

“He’d been alone. Alone, alone, alone. He’d look at the stars and think to the universe, you are infinite. And I am alone.”
― Marina Vivancos, In This Iron Ground

“These micro-performances keep us going, they always have, we all of us love the tiny one-act plays enacted over the last spoonful of jam at breakfast, a new pair of shoes, the glossy surficial frivolity of our ordinary lives.”
― Premee Mohamed, And What Can We Offer You Tonight

“More generally, the idea that my husband existed before meeting me is surreal, even revolting.”
― Maud Ventura, My Husband

“In Lady and the Tramp there is this moment where Tramp finally gets a collar, and it’s a symbol of being loved. If you get taken to the pound, someone is gonna come get you. The dog catcher is different with a dog wearing a collar. A dog without a collar is just an animal. If the world doesn’t know you are loved, then you’re trash. I think that’s even true of people. Maybe. Sometimes. Or I fear it is. That being loved is the only way to be safe.”
― Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles