Jeanette Winterson, from a story titled "The Spare Room," featured in Night Side of the River

André Gide, from a journal entry featured in The Journals of Andre Gide, Vol. 2: 1914-1927

Trista Mateer, from "Aphrodite Made Me Do It," originally published in 2019

“I love you. I love the texture of your skin, the taste of your saliva, the softness of your ears, I love every inch and every part of your entire body. From your toes and the beautifully curved arches of your feet, to the exceptional shade and warmth of your dark hair. I need you in my life, I hope you need me too.” — Nick Cave, from a letter to PJ Harvey

Brigitte Bardot by Henri Dauman

— Albert Camus, State of Siege