Emily

“But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.”
― C J Sansom

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.”
― Philip Larkin, High Windows

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
― Jane Austen, Emma