“I feel like I’m waiting for something that isn’t going to happen.”— Unknown
“My life is made up of ‘I’m sorry’. I feel like I have to apologize to people, to things, to life itself. It’s like, ‘I’m sorry to be here’. I don’t want to disturb anyone.”— Yohji Yamamoto
Lisel Mueller, from Alive Together: New and Selected Poems; “Happy and Unhappy Families II”
[Text ID: In the play, we know what must happen / long before it happens, / and we call it tragedy. / Here at home, this winter, / we have no name for it.]
“You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.”— Haruki Murakami
Warsan Shire, from “Extreme Girlhood”, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Warsan Shire, from “Hooyo Isn’t Home”, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Kaveh Akbar, from “Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Inpatient)”, Calling a Wolf a Wolf






