Anne Carson, From Her Book Titled "Short Talks," Originally Published In 1992

Martha Gellhorn, from a letter to David Gurewitsch featured in The Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn

Marcel Proust, from a letter featured in The Selected Letters of Marcel Proust

Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin.”

Simone de Beauvoir, from "Inseraparable: A Never Before Published Novel,"

— natalie wee, never been kissed (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

— 6:59 AM by Shane Koyczan

Anne Sexton, from The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton; "Briar Rose,"

Franz Kafka, from a letter to Milena Jesenka featured in "Letters to Milena,

I woke up from a nightmare, but it still seemed better than reality.

Madison Julius Cawein, “Dusk In The Woods”