Kaire

“Another creak of the door, and there was Ruby.
He beckoned her over. “Come on, Rubes, group hug, room for another small one.”

She smiled her brightest smile, and came over, flung her arms around all three of us, and there we stayed, four broken people who hadn’t realised they were broken, not until they were put back together again.

I hugged Ruby and Mia, and Darren hugged all of us.
I felt safer than I’d felt in years.
More complete than I’d felt in years.”
― Jade West, Bang Gang

“I’d loved her when she was angry, when she was sad, when she stared at me as though she was unsure whether to fuck me or kill me. Maybe both at the same time. I’d loved Jodie Symmonds when she’d forgotten how to love herself. I thought I’d loved her enough for both of us. But no.”
― Jade West, Bang Gang

“Às vezes sentava-me na rede, balançando-me com o livro aberto no colo, sem tocá-lo, em êxtase puríssimo.

Não era mais uma menina com um livro: era uma mulher com o seu amante.”
― Clarice Lispector, Felicidade Clandestina

“E com uma letra bem pequena, lá estava escrito no seu epitáfio: Tentou ser, não conseguiu; tentou ter, não possuiu; tentou continuar, não prosseguiu; e nessa vida de expectativas frustradas tentou até amar… Pois bem, não conseguiu, e aqui está.”
― Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro