Marie

“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Sex and food and drink and books. You really don’t need much else. Maybe a nice view of the sky. Some shoes that don’t hurt. A bed and roof that won’t leak. Some singing, some music and tempo. A heart full and a soul fed, a head full of dreams and possibilities, what more could you possibly want? What more is there?”
― Salena Godden, Mrs Death Misses Death: Salena Godden

“You know, since you are here and shit, you may as well give a shit”
― Salena Godden, Mrs Death Misses Death

“I dont know why
I put the china rabbit
In my suitcase and
Brought her to Ireland
I sit her on this table
Looking at me
As I write this
There are things
That we hold on
We hold on tightly
Time can pass
And years go by
And these things
And these objects
And these people
And these ideas
That we held so tightly
We have to let them go
We hold them in
Hold them down to be
Who we think they are
What we want them to be and what they mean to us and holding on to people
Like old ideas and bad habits
Or like china rabbits
Now we don't need to be
Doing that now
Do we.”
― Salena Godden, Mrs Death Misses Death