Creature Quotes

“I am the reflection of someone who is dying. When I am looked at, it's not me that is seen. I am a giant mirror. You are too. See that woman lying down in the road? When you are in front of her, she is reflected in your eyes.

To become a giant mirror, to stand in the middle of the wind knowing that's all you are.”
― Amina Cain, Creature

“This is the place where your life unfolds. You push something back so the other thing can come forward. This thing is anything, or it is nothing, and you see it be nothing.”
― Amina Cain, Creature

“Forgive me if I add something more about myself since my identity is not very clear, and when I write I am surprised to find that I possess a destiny. Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster of is this what it means to be a person?”
― Amina Cain, Creature

“Forgive me if I had something more about myself since my identity is not very clear, and when I write I am surprised to find that I possess a destiny. Who has not asked himself at some time or another: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?”
― Amina Cain, Creature

“I read books now to bring myself to a feeling. When I walk down the street I'm never sure if I interact with others, or if they interact with me”
― Amina Cain, Creature