Brian B

“I wasn’t saying it didn’t all happen like that, but all of that was included in the chunks of time that had gone missing from my brain. They dropped out somewhere. And if the chunks were round, they would have rolled away. So I was hoping they were bricks and heavy so they stayed in the same spot. I just needed to retrace my steps, if I only could remember where I’d been.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“I love the wind and how hard it can exhale. I love the noise it creates, and the lack of other noises I can hear when it blows.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“I wanted to ventilate my deep feelings about song lyrics and dark poets. I wanted to take my socks off and dance in the forest. I wanted to drink wine until my lips went numb so kisses would feel deeper. I wanted to do everything dreamers do.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“I fell in love with this self that was built from
every positive thought I had between the shameful ones. She came from every bright light I’d noticed before it was overshadowed with darkness. I hoarded these delicate bits of time, waiting for when they could radiate again.”
― Ashley Marie Berry