“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“Like a Wife
The week before my wedding, my friend's dad
said: just don't get fat, like other wives do.
And so I brined him in a deep salt bath, added
thyme and celery. Devoured him whole, in one
big bite, so he could see just how hungry a
woman can be.”
― What Kind of Woman: Poems
The week before my wedding, my friend's dad
said: just don't get fat, like other wives do.
And so I brined him in a deep salt bath, added
thyme and celery. Devoured him whole, in one
big bite, so he could see just how hungry a
woman can be.”
― What Kind of Woman: Poems
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