“But beauty, for all it could get you and all that fussing it took to get it, seemed so awful a burden to have to carry and maintain. There was so much to lose. In that moment, Red felt grateful for what she was to others – ugly. It’s one thing to be ugly and not know it. It’s another to know.”

“But beauty, for all it could get you and all that fussing it took to get it, seemed so awful a burden to have to carry and maintain. There was so much to lose. In that moment, Red felt grateful for what she was to others – ugly. It’s one thing to be ugly and not know it. It’s another to know.”

— Souvankham Thammavongsa