“You know how it is to want something. Desire builds like a little house in your head and it sits there, half-constructed in your mind. Women who want children are this way. Artists are this way about pictures. It doesn't go away. You may forget for a few months but then it's back, the unfinished pieces of what you want.”
Deb Olin Unferth is an American short story writer known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into the female experience. Her work often explores issues of gender, identity, and power relations. more
“My mind is huge with little stories that I never told you.”
“A carpet of despair which lay underneath the levels of fury.”
“Coincidence. That's an explanation used by fools and liars.”
“Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within.”
“Black widows may be powerful predators, but every predator is somebody else's prey.”