Apoorva

“Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief? Fare you well. Had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do. I will not keep this form upon my head When there is such disorder in my wit.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow

“Life, in an absolute sense, is worth living, just as art is worth pursuing, science is worth exploring, justice is worth seeking. However, the fact that something is worth doing doesn't always mean a person is endowed with the capacity to do it, or that a person, once endowed with that capacity, can retain it. The gap between worth doing and being able to do is where aspiration dwells for the young and decline lies in wait for the old.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow

“Words may fall short, but they cast long shadows that sometimes can reach the unspeakable.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow

“Thinking about my children is like air, like time. Thinking about them will only end when I reach the end of my life.”
― Yiyun Li, Things in Nature Merely Grow