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“Did you hear that?” Amma’s sharp whisper cut into Damien’s mind as it began to drift into sleep. He groaned. “You mean that terrifying cry that sounded like a woman being gutted?” “Yes!” “No, I didn’t. Go to sleep.”
― A.K. Caggiano, Throne in the Dark

“It is curious that I can't say who I am. That is to say, I know it all too well, but I can't say it. More than anything, I'm afraid to say it, because the moment I try to speak not only do I fail to express what I feel but what I feel slowly becomes what I say.”
― Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart

“Nothing that I am not can interest me, it is impossible to be anything more than what you are.”
― Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart

“I’d like to know: once you’re happy what happens? What comes next?” she repeated obstinately.”
― Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart