Theyearofmagicalthinking Quotes

“I remember thinking I needed to discuss this with John.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“Goddamn," John said to me when he closed the book. "Don't ever tell me again you can't write. That's my birthday present to you."
I remember tears coming to my eyes.
I feel them now.
...
He had twenty-five nights left to live.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“How could he come back if he had no organs, how could he come back if he had no shoes?”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“Why make this call and not say what you wanted? His eyes. His blue eyes. His blue imperfect eyes.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking