Corrine Bistline

“No one escapes a time in life when the arrow of sorrow, of anger, of despair pierces the heart. For many of us, there is the inevitable need to circle the wound. It is often such a surprise to find it there, in us, when we had assumed arrows so painful only landed in the hearts of other people. Some of us spend decades screaming at the archer. Or at least for longer periods than are good for us. How to take the arrow out of the heart? How to learn to relieve our own pain? That is the question.”
― Alice Walker, Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

“From somewhere comes the sound of fire: the sound of dried roses being crumbled in a fist.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

“The evolution of human mentality has put us all in vitro now, behind the glass wall of our own ingenuity.”
― John Fowles, The Tree

“She smiled again and the sun came back out. Raced backward up from the sea and lit her face. He told himself to ignore it. It wasn’t that special. Not really. He couldn’t be sure, but if his display of ignorance could make her do it again, it might be worth checking out.”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire