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“Fiction books give the reader a chance to step away from their own reality and into the shoes of the characters, and they show you a world that isn't the one you already know. And sometimes the story's not so different from your own, and it lets you get closer to your own feelings.”
― Shin Towada

“Söylemeliyim,
Yok
Yok... meydanlarda bağırmalıyım.
Bu küçük
Güllerin buram buram tüttüğü
Anadolu şehri kahvesinde
Kiraz mevsiminin
Sevişme vakti olduğunu.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Şimdi Sevişme Vakti ve Diğer Şiirleri

“Please tell a story about a girl who gets away.”
I would, even if I had to adapt one, even if I had to make one up just for her. “Gets away from what, though?”
“From her fairy godmother. From the happy ending that isn’t really happy at all. Please have her get out and run off the page altogether, to somewhere secret where words like ‘happy’ and ‘good’ will never find her.”
“You don’t want her to be happy and good?”
“I’m not sure what’s really meant by happy and good. I would like her to be free. Now. Please begin.”
― Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching

“Try to believe that maybe more light shines out of those who have the most cracks.”
― Mia Sheridan, Archer's Voice