“…she would never marry a man who was so simple that he had wasted almost an hour and even went without lunch just to see a woman taking a bath.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez, ‘100 Years of Solitude’

“I hope she knows you only like the beginnings of things” – Dr. Faye Miller, ‘Mad Men’ S4E13, by Matthew Weiner, Jonathan Igla, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy

“Somewhere I am owed a dearer god. / To pluck out his fire. / I need a psalm” – Hannah Cohen, “Year of the Scapegoat”

“Both described at the same time how it was always March there and always Monday…” Gabriel García Márquez, ‘100 Years of Solitude’

“Of course, forests are not born fossilized. It happened by way of eruption…” – Sabrina Imbler, ‘Dyke (geology)’

“We surfaced, of course. This is something to remember—” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“When you stop underreacting, the horror is unique because it is, unfortunately, endless” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“I grew used to the water in stages and then fell in love with it…” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“It insists. / It isn’t always right, but it insists.” – Brandon O’Brien, “Cthulhu Asks For Kendrick Lamar’s Autograph”

“The old man / hunched over / at the front door / will be prepared / to give you a tour, / but first he’ll ask / Scary, or no scary? // You should say / No scary.” – Zach Schomburg, “Scary, No Scary”