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“There were still stars he needed to thank.”
― Piper Scott, Crash-Landed in Love

“It is raining and there is a dog lying
in the gutter and the gutter is filling
with water because the sewer is clogged.

If the dog were alive he would be drowning
but as it is, the water is simply stroking
his fur.”
― Laura Gilpin, The Hocus-Pocus of the Universe

“Pylades: I’ll take care of you.
Orestes: It’s rotten work.
Pylades: Not to me. Not if it’s you.”
― Anne Carson, Euripides

“(You had never said this to me, not explicitly, but I know you will forgive me; I know you will. I know you would have wanted me to say this.)”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life