Eileen

“But of course it was worth it. It was the only thing that was worth it. She had been fortunate to find a vocation that made irrelevant everything else, and anything that made you forget to eat, drink, sleep, or maintain basic relationships—anything that made you so inhumanly excited—had to be pursued with single-minded devotion.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“You’ve got that look about you.” “What look?” “Well, not to be rude, but you’re all fucked up, aren’t you?”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“How wonderful, truly, to have a friend whose silence you adored.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis