Fatima

“After you died I could not hold a funeral,
And so my life became a funeral.”
― Han Kang, Human Acts

“English did not just borrow words from other languages; it was stuffed to the brim with foreign influences, a Frankenstein vernacular. And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“The body that had caused me such shame was going to be devoured by the flames--that was no cause for regret. I wanted to pare myself down to a simpler existence, just as I had while I'd still been alive. I was determined not to be afraid of anything.”
― Han Kang, Human Acts

“Be selfish," he whispered. "Be brave.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel