Fennimoore

“The first time I saw a fingerbowl was at the home of my benefactress. [...]
The water had a few cherry blossoms in it, and I thought it must be some clear sort of Japanese after-dinner soup and ate every bit of it, including the crisp little blossoms.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“And Kit wondered how they all could possibly be descended from the man in front of them. They were nothing like him.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

“Not everyone needs a person.” He concedes this with a nod. “Maybe that’s true. But even if you’re strong alone, when someone wades into your lake and you feel something . . . if you choose to ignore it, maybe that strength is actually just something else in disguise.” “Weakness?” “Fear.”
― Tessa Bailey, Same Time Next Year