‘People are strange, Jun. They know nothing lasts forever, but still find time to laugh and cry and get upset, creating things and breaking things apart.

Why do people see no harm in having children? They do it with smiles on their faces, as if it’s not an act of violence. You force this other being into the world, this being that never asked to be born. You do this absurd thing because that’s what you want for yourself, and that doesn’t make any sense.”

genuinely don’t think I’ve had a bad life. I don’t need anyone’s pity. Whatever it is I’ve had to live through, it’s nothing compared to being born.”

They’re on a pedestal from the second they’re born, only they don’t realize it. Whenever they need something, their mums come running. They’re taught to believe that their penises make them superior, and that women are just there for them to use however they see fit. Then they go out into the world, where everything centers around them and their di

living with someone is nothing but friction, the collision of incompatible ideals. It takes trust to make it viable. I mean, love is basically a drug, right? Without love and trust, resentment is all you’ve got. And that’s where we found ourselves, real fast.”

Over time, I realized how I felt about him. Hearing from him turned my day around. If I read something or saw some cute animal video, I wanted him to see it, too. I imagined us listening to my favorite songs together. I wanted us to talk about our favorite books and really delve into our thoughts about the world.

Before long I’ll be looking after my mother-in-law, taking care of the house instead of her. Just look at me now, free labor with a pussy, same as my mum.”

my royalties. I hadn’t dipped into it once. I grew up in a house where there was no such thing as wiggle room. We were barely scraping by. Saving absolutely nothing. Zero. Sometimes we had to take on debt. It wasn’t uncommon for us to live without heat or gas for a while.

every writer ends up creating their own language. Your style is an invention.