Fatima

“Human love is grossly flawed, and even when it isn’t, people routinely misunderstand it, reject it, use it or manipulate it. It is hard to protect a person you love from pain because people often choose pain; I am a person who often chooses pain.”
― Mary Gaitskill, Lost Cat

“I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot. ”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“When does a war end? When can I say your name and have it mean only your name and not what you left behind?”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Reading had always been a passion, but since when were passions the only foundations of a life?”
― Christelle Dabos, A Winter's Promise