Sammie

“I do not use her signature trick of turning her heart inside out,
the way she showed me, to wear her softness as a bullet proof vest.
Armor is for women who have something to lose”
― Sabrina Benaim, Depression & Other Magic Tricks

“i tell
my grandmother
i think love is
a hungry caterpillar

i am no meal
historically
i have never been
more
than a midnight snack”
― Sabrina Benaim, Depression & Other Magic Tricks

“She had a mind like a box of fireworks and hands that played recklessly with matches.”
― Michael Faudet, Dirty Pretty Things

“love made me feel like I knew the answer, but when I raised my hand, I was the only one in the room. What I mean is, have you ever felt the ache of swallowing starlight? that cinnamon burn?”
― Sabrina Benaim, Depression & Other Magic Tricks