“ Since her diagnoses she has been fading like a light bulb with cancer’s hand on the rotary dimmer. Danielle Esplin
“ It’s like I’m on a roller-coaster ride, but I’m not allowed to get off. I’m strapped to the seat, and within eyesight the unfinished twirl of the track swirls into the air. Danielle Esplin
“ Many nights I watch the sun set. Many nights I watch the moon. They fascinate me. They’re the only things I get to share with everyone: the stars, the moon, the universe. Danielle Esplin
“ I can hear the tick tick tick in my head: A tripwire ready to explode in fury. And then, in my mind, I start to count down from ten…any moment now. Danielle Esplin
“ Have you ever loved someone so much that even when they chip pieces away from you, you still try to give them what’s left? I know I have… I know I do. Danielle Esplin
“ There’s an undeniable thrill about meeting a stranger and spending a few hours together, indulging in each other’s lives. It’s that spurt of saying whatever you want and leaving it behind with someone… Danielle Esplin
“ I hate reading poems—school made me hate them. I’d spend hours interpreting one, just to read the memorandum and realize I’d be fucked during exams. I remember making a little asterisk next to every q… Danielle Esplin
“ The ocean fascinates me too. How it connects everything and everyone, but at the same time it divides us. It’s a mystery, full of life and possibilities. It’s just…phenomenal. Danielle Esplin
“ Father", that sounds too dominant, too stern or Mufasa-like – he’s a coward, a low-budget, hand-fucking coward. Danielle Esplin
“ I guess we’re all guilty at some point of failing to appreciate the small things, because when we use a broad brush to paint our exemplary lives, we splatter ourselves with ignorance. Danielle Esplin
“ A familiar sensation sparks inside me, the one I had a few years ago, the one that hurts because it’s dangerous and overwhelming. Knowing how it is to truly love someone is torturous. You try to bury… Danielle Esplin
“ Ever since her diagnosis, she’s been fading like a light bulb with cancer’s hand on the rotary dimmer. Danielle Esplin
“ It’s all about that cosy, homey feeling, the one you leave behind when you travel across the world. Danielle Esplin
“ The void inside me starts to fill, but my heart has holes, and whatever it holds will run out, leaving me empty once again. Danielle Esplin
“ He might not be here, but the day he misses an opportunity to party is the day Jocelyn Wildenstein is considered the paragon of beauty. Danielle Esplin
