Ray Morgan

“The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished, and pruned, pricks most deeply and draws more blood”.”
― Maya Angelou, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

“Messages build themselves in her mind, in her hands, but she never sends them. She knows that not contacting James is the right thing to do, but God—how much like a sneeze unsneezed it feels.”
― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch

“On the opposite end of the sidewalk, a large woman in her sixties collapsed. Immediately, two people rushed to the woman's side, gingerly tending to her, touching her shoulders and face, speaking to her as though she were their mother—a cherished one—and Joan understood that human tenderness was not to be mocked. It was the last real thing.”
― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch

“Suddenly, she understands why people kill each other. Blinded by the worst neurotransmitter chemicals, anger pitching through her body, she approaches the driver's door without a plan. To her surprise, a toddler dozes in the backseat.

"You look exactly like the street," the driver repeats. "That's not my problem."

"Really?" She retorts. "You're going to dig your heels into an argument that's as obscene as it is idiotic?"

"Bitch," he says, then rolls up his window.

"You were not adequately loved," she says, then runs across the street to the gas station.”
― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch