Natalia

“lying is probably the most human gesture anyone can make, because humans all say one thing and do another”
― Helen Oyeyemi, Peaces

“Decirse adiós es negar la separación, es decir: Hoy jugamos a separarnos pero nos veremos mañana. Los hombres inventaron el adiós porque se saben de algún modo inmortales, aunque se juzguen contingentes y efímeros.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, El hacedor/El otro, el mismo

“Think of this: when they present you with a watch, they are gifting you with a tiny flowering hell, a wreath of roses, a dungeon of air.”
― Julio Cortázar, Cronopios and Famas. Trans. By Paul Blackburn

“My being ineligible makes you all the more eligible.

No worries. Happy to help.

Also you’ll notice this face resembles the drawings on the posters that tell you to report anything you think looks suspicious.

Tell the police if you see anyone who looks like me, because my face is of urgent matter to your nation.

Not at all. No problem. Glad to be of service.”
― Ali Smith, Spring