“There was sadness, and there was despair, and there was pain—but there was also laughter, and joy, and relief. There was never grief without love or love without grief, and I chose to think that my aunt lived because of them. Because of all the light and love and joy that she found in the shadows of everything that plagued her. She lived because she loved, and she lived because she was loved, and what a lovely lifetime she gave us.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“Now, I know only this for sure—the first half of life is pure selfishness; the second half, all grief.”
― The Fury
― The Fury
“When it comes to marriage, love is merely a visitor over a lifetime. Respect and kindness, they are the true foundations.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“Nothing about them fit. Nothing about them worked. She loved him entirely and absolutely.”
― All the Colors of the Dark
― All the Colors of the Dark
“He made lists of what he needed to resolve, and fast, in the following year: his work (at a standstill), his love life (nonexistent), hi sexuality (unresolved), his future (uncertain). The four items were always the same, although sometimes their order of priority changed. Also consistent was his ability to precisely diagnose their status, coupled with his utter inability to provide any solutions.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
Haley’s 2025 Year in Books
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