The Year In Great Sentences
Jacqueline Landey, freelance writer, tutor, and postcard revivalist
Sentence: “I thought that being back in this room in my twenties meant that I’d really fucked up.”
Where It’s From: Rebekah Frumkin, “The Abyss” in Granta
Why it’s great: Being somewhat familiar with the life of a parasite single and the private catastrophe of falling short of one’s own expectations, I suppose it spoke to me.