Beth

“Everybody should have someone whose belief in them is unwavering, unconditional, always.”
― Jennifer duBois, Cartwheel

“Perhaps everyone had their own way of preparing to die. Life got you ready.”
― Lorrie Moore, Bark

“This was the elasticity and permanence of parental love; everything vile about your children was to some degree something vile about yourself, and disowning your child for their failings could only compound your own.”
― Jennifer duBois, Cartwheel

“Who's Johnnie Walker?"
"It's a drink. For grown-ups."
"Is it nice?"
"Makes you drunk."
"What's it like being drunk?"
"Like being awake and asleep at the same time."
"Sounds nice."
"It was meant to sound terrible," he said looking down his glasses at her. "You get sick and stagger around. People actually vomit sometimes.”
― Tom Rachman, The Rise & Fall of Great Powers