“He mentioned the connection between us. He identified with me. These are the things that many people want to hear, that most “normal” people want to be able to truthfully say, but almost no one can.” — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“We laughed the way that only people who carry each other back from Hell can laugh when they finally get a hunger for the… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“Maybe I should find another doctor; one who realizes the importance of scars.” — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“I wondered why humans were even given the gift of speech at all. We no longer needed it; we’ve forgotten to talk about anything.… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“Hate isn’t the opposite of love, apathy is. Hating doesn’t free you from feeling anything. You have to carry it around, using every scar,… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“A city isn’t so unlike a person. They both have the marks to show they have many stories to tell. They see many faces.… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“I thought about how I had now let a self-proclaimed lunatic into my house twice and considered the possibility that my life needed sorting… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“The counselor says that with more time and more surgeries, I will begin to feel normal again. She says this with a mouth that… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“There are no mirrors of any kind in here. If there were, I’d want to smash them, but I wouldn’t. Instead, I’d probably just… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“I envy you, your youth. Every woman is still a dream, a thing that can’t exist. Even when you touch her, a creature too… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“Who’s happy? Happy is just what people think they are when they can’t find anything to bitch about.” — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“Whatever it is that you know, or that you don’t know, tell me about it. We can exchange tirades. The comma is my favorite… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“I know what death smells like. Death smells like gasoline, singed hair and fingernails. It smells like cooking meat. My meat.” — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“I know that mirrors give us a false sense of confidence.” I continued. “The reflection that we see everyday has nothing to do with… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
“He mentioned the connection between us. He identified with me. These are the things that many people want to hear, that most “normal” people… — Rasmenia Massoud Copy Share Image
