Sophie Apps

“It’s one thing to be looked at, and another to be seen.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water

“Let’s take this figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. Does the feminist kill other people’s joy by pointing out moments of sexism? Or does she expose the bad feelings that get hidden, displaced, or negated under public signs of joy? Does bad feeling enter the room when somebody expresses anger about things, or could anger be the moment when the bad feelings that circulate through objects get brought to the surface in a certain way?”
― Sara Ahmed, The Promise of Happiness

“She burned too bright for this world.”
― Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

“...What time are you seeing her?'
'How do you know it's a woman?'
'This isn't my first rodeo
'What do you mean?'
'You look like you got hit by a bus, and you dusted yourself off, and did it again for the hell of it. You look like you're wondering when the next time you can get hit by that bus is.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water