Ana Lopes Miura

“We are, all of us, given such a brief moment of time together, it hardly seems fair. But it’s precious, and maybe it’s enough, and maybe it’s right that our bodies dissolve into the earth, giving our energy back to it, feeding the little creatures in the ground and giving nutrients to the soil, and maybe it’s right that our consciousness rests. The thought is peaceful.”
― Charlotte McConaghy, Migrations

“To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.”
― Alain de Botton

“It isn’t fair to be the kind of creature who is able to love but unable to stay.”
― Charlotte McConaghy, Migrations

“Men carve meaning into women’s faces; messages addressed to other men.”
― Pat Barker, The Silence of the Girls