Eileen

“Dad likes to know what he's getting. One time last year they rearranged the shelves in the supermarket near to where dad and Lisette lived, and Elsa had to run those tests she had seen advertised on the television to make sure he hadn't had a stroke.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

“There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is always important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

“I would go so far as to say that as human beings, we are less of a “who” and more of a “when.” We are a body. But our atoms were many things before, and they will be many things after. The air I’m breathing is the same air your ancestors breathed. Even what is in my body right now—the cells, the air, the bacteria— it’s not only mine. It is a point of connection with every other living thing, made up of the same kinds of particles, ruled by the same physical laws.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atmosphere

“The only difference between everybody and nobody is all the shoes”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow