Mariana Vinhas

“So you know all about me?' asked the boy.
'Yes.' said the horse.
'And you still love me?'
'We love you all the more.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“And I thought about how, actually, if you wanted to, you could say the same thing about life. That life is terrifying and overwhelming and it can happen at any moment. And when you’re confronted with life you can either be cowardly or you can be brave, but either way you’re going to live. So you might as well be brave.”
― Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

“Naming children after their parents is stripping them of an identity, reminding them who they belong to.”
― Agustina Bazterrica, Tender Is the Flesh

“You had every intention of being depressed forever, but as it turns out, there's work to be done, meals to eat, movies to see, errands to run. You meant to be in ruins permanently, your misery a monument, a gash across the cold hard earth, but honestly, who has the time for that? Instead, you survived - apparently, you both did - and things are shockingly okay.”
― Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories