“But perhaps this is all to the good. Perhaps it’s best to live with the possibility that around any corner, at any time, may come the person who reminds you of your own capacity to surprise yourself, to put at risk everything that’s dear to you. Who reminds you of the distances we have to bridge to begin to know anything about one another. Who reminds you that what seems to be—even about yourself—may not be. That like him, you need to be forgiven.”
― While I Was Gone
― While I Was Gone
“We want. When we stop wanting, we feel dead and want to want more. (p.232)”
― The Lake Shore Limited
― The Lake Shore Limited
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