Chloe Brooks

“I’ll always be weird, like one of those gorillas that learned too much sign language to go back to the forest.”
― Meg Elison, Find Layla

“Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) In Italy these are called girasole, meaning “turn with the sun.” They really are a type of sunflower and should not be confused with the globe artichoke, which is an entirely different plant. Jerusalem artichokes, a native Amerian plant, were known to and used by the Indians. They are a good companion to corn. The tuber is the edible portion, for this sunflower has its surprise at the bottom, the flowers being attractive but not large. The principal food content of the Jerusalem artichoke is inulin, a tasteless, white polysaccharide dissolved in the sap of the roots, which can be converted into levulose sugar. This is of special interest to diabetics, for levulose is highly nutritious and the sweetest of all known natural sugars. Levulose also occurs in most fruits, in the company of dextrose, which diabetics must avoid, but in the Jerusalem artichoke it is present alone. The artichokes are high in food value and rich in vitamins. They may be cooked or eaten raw in salads.”
― Louise Riotte, Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

“Maybe, she thought, this experience would be good. It would probably be improving to focus on the problems of others for a change.”
― Mary Gaitskill, Bear Witness

“Living with her had always been like living with a stranger. It’s always been the same stranger, one who’s lived with me for as long as I can remember.”
― Meg Elison, Find Layla