“All winter long, I had glimpsed his deeply set habits, his regimented schedule. When I left, he would eat a dinner of leftovers, then continue to work until sleep. Everything revolved, to a fault, around work, around his next book… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“On the other side of graduation was her actual life, the slow narrowing of possibilities that would catch her and freeze her in a… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“I didn’t want the same things that they wanted, and they should know this. They should know my difference, they should sense my unfathomable… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“I wanted to tell them that they had made a mistake. I wasn’t like them. I didn’t want the same things that they wanted,… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“What I didn’t say was: I know you too well. You live your life idealistically. You think it’s possible to opt out of the… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“All winter long, I had glimpsed his deeply set habits, his regimented schedule. When I left, he would eat a dinner of leftovers, then… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“At work, they knew me to be capable but fragile. Quiet, clouded up with daydreams. Usually diligent, though sometimes inconsistent, moody. But also something… — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
“It doesn't take much to convince yourself that you're doing okay, just some discretionary income and a regularity to your days.” — Ling Ma Copy Share Image
