Shrey Shukla

“expect sadness
like
you expect rain.
both,
cleanse you.”
― Nayyirah Waheed

“It is a misfortune to be in the presence of a writer, even a failed writer, to be seen by him, be his passing study and remain in his corrupt memory. It is like the insult of a corpse on the road by a war photographer.”
― Manu Joseph, The Illicit Happiness of Other People

“Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified.
'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

“They were beautiful nothings”
― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye