Cassi

“God, this life is a cold, brittle thing. And yet it’s all there is.”
― Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

“By the time I quit, I realized I’d rather have no talent than just enough to know how much I lacked.”
― R.O. Kwon, The Incendiaries

“Something else that makes me angry is that I got too old to prostitute myself. I wasn't going to anyway but it was there, it was my Z plan.”
― Mary Robison, Why Did I Ever

“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins