Pheona Ilagan

“Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those.” ​— ​Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“You can be supportive of Beau, hold the tools for him while he works on his refrigerator, remind him to take a break, show interest in his struggles. You can do things, gestures of kindness that show him he’s appreciated, that you care about him. But no one can fix Beau’s refrigerator except Beau.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“Between memory and reality there are awkward discrepancies...” ​— ​Eileen Chang”
― Penny Reid, Dr. Strange Beard

“I need you more than you need me, and that’s okay,” he told me.”
― Mariana Zapata, Wait for It