Cindy

“Maybe then he could stay mine, stay warm and solid in my arms. Even one day, when he wasn't.”
― Ashley Winstead, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

“If we're jumping into families and religion," Jack said, "then my parents are at that really fun stage of Southern Baptism where they've ceased being human beings and have transformed into walking, talking bibles.”
― Ashley Winstead, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

“Your body has a knowing. Like an antenna, attuned to tremors in the air, or a dowsing rod, tracing things so deeply buried you have no language for them yet.”
― Ashley Winstead, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

“All of life knotted into this house for the night, like a necklace knotted at the bottom of a drawer.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You