Rea

“The man puts you on a fucking pedestal. And you do the same to him. It’s about time you knocked each other off, because now you’re on the ground where you should be. And that’s the foundation you need to build on, not some lofty idea that you can’t be happy if you aren’t perfect.”
― Jessica Hawkins, Slip of the Tongue

“I try unsuccessfully to suppress a smile. “So what does the color blue say about you?” He studies all the parts of my face—mouth, nose, ears, chin—as if he’s memorizing it for an exam. Then his eyes return to mine. “It says I never had a favorite color until I met this girl in a coffee shop with eyes so blue, they’re almost purple, like the absolute final moments before sunrise. This girl stayed on my mind. When I saw things like a cluster of irises or a peacock at the zoo, I would think of her and say to myself, that is my favorite color.”
― Jessica Hawkins, Slip of the Tongue

“Maybe we have to go through certain experiences in order to get where we’re supposed to be.”
― Jessica Hawkins, Slip of the Tongue

“Maybe he can’t worship my ground anymore, because he’s found a new place to kneel. The”
― Jessica Hawkins, Slip of the Tongue