James

“There’s an invisible thread of red silk,” Ming Lee said, “that the gods tie to the fingers of two people whose destinies are meant to be joined. The thread brings them together eventually, no matter how far apart they are. No matter what hardships they face, no matter how much strain is put on that thread, it will not break.”
― Kate Quinn, The Phoenix Crown

“If publishing is rigged, you might as well make sure it’s rigged in your favor.”
― R.F. Kuang, Yellowface

“But the truth is, praise is just like an addiction. The more you get it, the more of it you need just to stay even.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“He made me think of home—perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room