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“We're all of us, always on the edge of bereavement.”
― The Gentling Box
― The Gentling Box
“Can you imagine anything uglier than manipulating people's sincere belief in God to convince them you're genuine--the real, honest-to-Jesus ticket-when you're just about to scheme as many dollars as you can out of their pocketbooks? It's disgusting.”
― The Box Jumper
― The Box Jumper
“xxx not every suspicion--no matter how overwhelming or absolute it seems--is correct. Not everything we fear--not every intuition that shakes us to our core--comes to pass.”
― The Box Jumper
― The Box Jumper
“All the desolation in the world sweeps like a night wind howling through the vast emptiness that is our being.”
― The Gentling Box
― The Gentling Box
“We want small things, tiny joys. The feeling that tomorrow is going to bring us bright colors, shiny tinsel--the delicious smell of cooking, a moment's adventure in a sideshow. We want hope. We want love. And Christ, it shouldn't be too much to ask for in this cockeyed world--and yet it is. Somehow, it is.”
― The Gentling Box
― The Gentling Box
