What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

by Helen Oyeyemi

The unread books can’t stand it any longer and announce their contents, some boasting, some shy, some devious.

According to Stendhal it takes about a year and a month to fall in love, all being well.

‘Have you noticed that we might be about to crash?’ And she said: ‘Yes I did notice that actually, which makes it even more important for me to know how this ends.’”