“To have received the key to understanding shame does not give one the power to erase it.”
— Annie Ernaux, A Girl’s Story
“To have received the key to understanding shame does not give one the power to erase it.”
— Annie Ernaux, A Girl’s Story
“From the very beginning, and throughout the whole of our affair, I had the privilege of knowing what we all find out in the end: the man we love is a complete stranger.”
— from Simple Passion, by Annie Ernaux
“Mama was a mermaid And a Carnaby Street gal She could have been a model But she spent her life mopping up spilt milk Covered in sea salt, would he, could he Be home when the stars came out to party Covered in sea salt, yeah I know it was my fault That he always ran away because he didn’t want me Oh, daddy was a sailor And he gave me a black heart Oh, daddy was a sailor The only man that could tear me apart”
— Marina and the Diamonds, “Daddy was a Sailor”, Mermaid vs. Sailor EP
“I’m still learning to love the parts of me that no one claps for.”
— Rudy Francisco
(via goodreadss)