Auburn McCanta > Quotes

“you smile to think how lovely it is to have at least danced like a bird before your death.”
― Auburn McCanta, All the Dancing Birds

“She said poetry was the most truthful writing of all words because it takes a brave pen to say what the lips don’t have the courage to utter. Until I found my”
― Auburn McCanta, All the Dancing Birds

“that was what your MeeMaw did. Every afternoon we sat on the porch with books spread open like birds’ wings in full flight, flashing across an endless sky of words. We read out loud, counting meter and foot, traveling worlds we knew we”
― Auburn McCanta, All the Dancing Birds

“When my children leave, it’s as if my heart will break. “Come back again,” I manage to say during our goodbye hugs and kisses. When they’re gone, tears slide from my eyes. It seems the closing of every door signals the tragedy of forgetfulness.”
― Auburn McCanta, All the Dancing Birds

“—‌a rain-promised summer day when the humidity hung over our shoulders like sacks of damp laundry”
― Auburn McCanta, All the Dancing Birds