all my mother's lovers, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from all my mother's lovers: a novel by ilana masad.
i can't handle this sober.
maybe accepting some things as unfair is as good as it can get.
it's gonna be okay. we'll make it okay.
i didn't know you smoked.
breathe and eat and sleep, and you will get through this.
you must be pretty rich, to be so surprised.
are you okay? of course you're not okay. are you, like, surviving?
are axe murders even a thing anymore?
people deserve the truth.
i miss you too much to keep doing this.
you sound like you're disappointed with me.
sometimes i wish crying came more easily to me.
you're not sick of me yet?
excuse me. i'm feeling indisposed.
family is family, you know.
memorization and specialized knowledge don't equal great intelligence.
i didn't think i had that kind of strength.
let's get a drink. i'm in dire need of a good time.
i rarely trust my gaydar when i'm sober.
how has today been so long already?
i've been with plenty of artists, and let me tell you: we're overrated.
you let me be the little spoon. you make me feel safe.
don't worry. i'll tell you if you're boring.
doesn't anywhere you grow up feel small?
you want to run when you're angry, don't you?
you're like a teenager, all hunched and sulking.