Dear Edward

Since death is certain, but the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?

Babel

History isn't a premade tapestry that we've got to suffer, a closed world with no exit. We can form it. Make it. We just have to choose to make it.

 

All Summer in a Day

I think the sun is a flower. That blooms for just one hour.

Gods of Jade and Shadow

There was sadness in her, of course, but she didn't wish to crack like fine china either. She could not wither away. In the world of the living, one must live. And had this not been her wish? To live. Truly live

Plain Bad Heroines

I never disclose my real desires or the texture of my soul

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

It’s not that I felt empty. I think all of us feel empty most of the time and we merely pretend to fill the vacuum with laughter, crying, apologies – anything to make us feel human

How to Kill Your Family

I like to be on my own, and have never understood what weakness exists in people who crave the company of others all the time