Matthew Logelin > Quotes

“sometimes it feels like
yesterday.
other time it feels
like a lifetime ago.
i’m having a hard time
remembering her voice,
but i find myself
saying things that
liz
would have said if
she
were standing next to me,
looking at our child.
like cute.
and pretty.”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“Driving under the influence of irrepressible grief was a lot like what it must feel like to drive drunk. I was dizzy and I couldn’t see straight.”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“The most dangerous place for a baby is in the hospital? I could think of several places that had to be more dangerous than a hospital: a lion’s den, Skid Row, the middle of the 110 freeway, and my not-yet-baby-proofed house.”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“i can’t remember what
we did for our
anniversary last year.
the only other person
who would know
is no longer here
to jog my memory.
so how the fuck
do i figure this out?”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“negativity spewing forth from its pages that she sat up straight in her hospital bed and threw”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“allegiance to Dr. Spock,”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“the tasks that lay ahead. We were now responsible for this kid’s life.”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“talking to her like she was an adult who couldn’t see or hear”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love

“She once told an older male colleague who patted her on the head to fuck”
― Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love