zoe olesker’s Reviews > Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng > Status Update

“none of those things are dreams […] but they are pieces. maybe cora can use the to build something else, to start imagining what a dream might look like.”

“cora doesn’t hold her breath waiting for justice. she knows better now.”

“cora’s life is simple now.”

“cora knows all too well that you can’t fear someone who has no power over you.”

“to worry about toilet paper and rent and finding your dreams. cora hated her life back then, but she would give anything to slip back into it, knowing what she knows now.”

“i will not be afraid of my sister.”

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“cora knows it’s supposed to be a good thing, that delilah isn’t suffering anymore. but now cora is the only one left suffering”

“cora has always kept that kind of unwavering trust reserved for only one person. delilah has always been cora’s god. […] even now, with delilah dragged down to some sort of hell, or purgatory, cora is still following her.”

“cora sees something she’s not supposed to see.”

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“i am staring into hell.”

“sometimes her mind lies to her”

“all cora can do is watch other people die.”