Val

“No matter how many times we ate like that together, and for so many years, he always acted as if that day’s visit was special because he might never have another chance.”
― Abraham Verghese, Abscond

“Women in the public eye had to reinvent themselves—over and over. They had to have a blond era and a brunette one, a good-girl origin story and a slutty phase and a redemption arc, all before they hit the age of thirty.”
― Charlene Wang, I'll Follow You

“He wondered if laughter and tears had their origins in the same place.”
― Abraham Verghese, Abscond

“Everything I bring into my home has to pass a test: Is it beautiful or interesting?”
― Charlene Wang, I'll Follow You