den

“Cancer must feel like such a betrayal, knowing that somewhere deep in your body you're manufacturing tiny bombs that detonate and catch fire”
― Mary H.K. Choi, Yolk

“I wonder if anyone actually knows what they want, truly and deeply, without people or situations clouding their judgement. I wonder if we ever truly want anything, or whether we just respond to the world around us, if our feelings are reactive or whether they come from somewhere deeper.”
― Jessica Andrews, Milk Teeth

“You're never alone when there's a book,' she used to say. 'Never ever.”
― Riley Sager, The Only One Left

“No matter how we live our lives, we all die sooner or later. In which case, living is really just waiting to die. And if that's true, why bother living at all? Why was I even alive?”
― Mieko Kawakami, Heaven