My Darling Dreadful Thing

by Johanna van Veen

“You must be careful with that, Roos. It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a person.”

I must laugh or else go mad.”

To draw blood is just another kind of passion, isn’t it?