Pegeen

“Stray bullets and consequences are landing on our unsuspecting bodies even now.”
― Tommy Orange, There There

“It rains day and night, mildly but uncompromisingly, so Cal takes the desk inside and goes back to his wallpaper. He enjoys this rain. It has no aggression to it; its steady rhythm and the scents it brings in through the windows gentle the house’s shabbiness, giving it a homey feel. He’s learned to see the landscape changing under it, greens turning richer and wildflowers rising. It feels like an ally, rather than the annoyance it is in the city.”
― Tana French, The Searcher

“Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

“A chasm separates that memory from this moment.”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water