Jonathan

“There was something obscurely humiliating about going into town on the bus, Emma felt, beginning with her not knowing what the fare was and having to fumble for the right coins when she entered.”
― Barbara Pym, A Few Green Leaves

“A grown woman is like a coyote—she can get by on very little. Men are more like house cats. Leave them alone for too long and they'll die of sadness. Over the years I've grown to love men for this weakness.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen

“Nobody is really so orderly, so perfect. To have a house like that says more about what's wrong with you than any decrepit dump. Those people with perfect houses are simply obsessed with death. A house that is so well maintained, furnished with good-looking furniture of high quality, decorated tastefully, everything in its place, becomes a living tomb. People truly engaged in life have messy houses.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen

“The clergy nowadays seldom included the weather in their prayers....”
― Barbara Pym, A Few Green Leaves