Alice

“A certain kind of exhaustion sets in from having to constantly explain and justify one’s existence or participation in an artistic or creative realm. What a privilege it must be to never have to answer the question "How does it feel to be a woman playing music?" or "Why did you choose to be in an all-female band?" The people who get there early have to work the hardest.”
― Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

“Some people, she decided, magically surface in these horrible moments knowing exactly what to do, which spaces to fill.”
― Bill Clegg, Did You Ever Have a Family

“It was not about strength in numbers nor in size. It had nothing to do with volume. It was about surprise. It was about knowing you were going to be underestimated by everyone and then punishing them for those very thoughts.”
― Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

“Gabe was discharged with fatigue after just a year in the service - it proved too exhausting to mourn so many lives.”
― Leslye Walton, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender