Siken

Here are some powerful quotes from Richard Siken, pulled from his books Crush and War of the Foxes, along with resonant lines shared by fans online:

📘 From 

Crush

 (2005)

• “I sleep. I dream. I make up things that I would never say. I say them very quietly.”  
• “Everyone needs a place. It shouldn’t be inside of someone else.”  
• “Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars for you?”  
• “The way you slam your body into mine reminds me I’m alive, but monsters are always hungry, darling.”  
• “Let me tell you what I do know: I am more than one thing, and not all of those things are good. The truth is complicated… I want more landmarks, less landmines…”  

📗 From 

War of the Foxes

 (2015)

• “I surrender my desire for a logical culmination. I surrender my desire to be healed. The blurriness of being alive.”  
• “Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.”  

✨ Other Notable Lines

• “Who am I? I’m just a writer. I write things down. I walk through your dreams and invent the future… Sure, I swallow glass, but that comes later.”  
• “This is where the evening splits in half, Henry, love or death. Grab an end, pull hard, and make a wish.”  

🤳 Shared by Reddit Readers

“I will come back from the dead for you.” – from 21 by Richard Siken 

“Tell me about the dream where we pull the bodies out of the lake and dress them in warm clothes again…” 

Siken’s poetry is known for its intense emotion, vivid imagery, and themes of love, identity, and survival. Let me know if you’d like more—like context for a specific quote, deeper dives into his poems, or recommendations based on these selections!