“Not all the guests are beautiful, but they all have a certain something. A wellness, maybe. Terrible things may happen to any person, rich or poor, white or brown, and I'm sure terrible things have happened to some of they, but they don't appear so. They appear like they believe the universe loves them, and maybe it does.” WealthPrivilege Book:Saint X Source: Saint X
“I guess the thing I'm most afraid of is that my life won't be what it can be.” Fear Book:Saint X Source: Saint X
“He didn't understand that a mother and daughter cannot be protected from one another, that the harms that pass between them cannot be mitigated because they are also expressions of love.” LoveRelationshipsHarmMothersFamily RelationshipsMothers And DaughtersDaughters Book:Elsewhere Source: Elsewhere
“When a person you love dies, the calendar becomes a minefield. Anyone who has lost someone knows this. There is the loved one’s birthday. One’s own Birthday. Various national and religious holidays, if one is religious. All of these days are difficult in their own ways. But the anniversary is different. On the anniversary of the loved one’s death, you slip backward through time to this same day, one, five, ten years ago. You live it all over again, minute by minute.” GriefMourningGrief And LossDeath Anniversary Book:Saint X Source: Saint X