Caroline

“There was no such thing as an unblemished childhood, though people will do everything they can to convince you otherwise. There was no such thing as a life without pain.”
― Rachel Cusk, Outline

“The legal term for being one’s own attorney is “in propria persona,” commonly called “pro per.”
― Vincent Bugliosi, Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery

“Among other things a marriage is a system of belief, a story, and though it manifests itself in things that are real enough, the impulse that drives it is ultimately mysterious.”
― Rachel Cusk

“That’s writing for you: when you make space for passion, it doesn’t turn up.”
― Rachel Cusk, Outline