“As if sustained and too-direct contact with time's raw passage could scar the nerves permanently, like staring at the sun.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“In Ghana, it is said that a stranger is like water running over the ground after a rainstorm: it soon dries up and leaves behind no traces. “Stranger” is the X that stands in for a proper name. It is… — Saidiya Hartman Copy Share Image
