Una

“I’ll give you my heart to make a place for it to happen, evidence of a love that transcends hunger. Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars for you? That I would take you there? The splash of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube?”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
― James Baldwin

“those who do not give in and who, through their sacrifices and constancy, keep the horror at bay, keep us from descending into utter chaos and darkness. In doing so, they give us hope.”
― Teofilo F. Ruiz, The Terror of History: On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization

“No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, Memories of My Melancholy Whores