“it is clear to me that things are starting to regenerate. There is a gentle tingling in my face, centered below the cheekbones that occurs from time to time throughout the day. At night there is a subtle throbbing in my throat that is accompanied by a noise that varies from a churning sound to something akin to slowly letting air out of a balloon. It is fascinating that I’m literally hearing those long dormant cells struggling to come back to life.”
― Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight
― Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight
“It was then, that the most ridiculous idea in the entire history of the universe entered his cranium. He had absolutely no idea where it came from. He blinked several times, at the magnitude of its absurdity.”
― Inara
― Inara
“A look of absolute terror locked onto her features.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow
“The final sound of the rifle shot bounced around the lake.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow
“For forty years I combed my hair that way, and every time I did, I pushed my mother away from me. There was much she didn’t like about my life—and the parting of my hair became a ritual parting of the ways with her.”
― From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives
― From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives
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