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“The two of you, like headphone wires tangling, caught up in this something. A happy accident. A messy miracle.”
― Open Water
― Open Water
“I don't miss my name and I haven't bothered to replace it. I miss your name. I'm sorry but I have forgotten it, too. I don't look for it on the walls. The thought that I might read it and pass it by, just to go on to the next name is terrible. Like meeting you in another life and failing to recognize you.”
― It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
― It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
“THE LAST OF my peppermint tea has gone cold and the autumn chill has settled over me, but I don’t want to go in. I want to sit and look at the stars. I want to watch them move across the sky and disappear behind the trees. My head is resting on the back of the lawn chair, my eyes pointing toward the sky”
― The Berry Pickers
― The Berry Pickers
“An intelligent animal would not destroy its only home—”
― The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
― The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
“All night I float
in the shallow ponds
while the moon wanders burning,
bone white,
among the milky stems.”
― Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
in the shallow ponds
while the moon wanders burning,
bone white,
among the milky stems.”
― Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
Torteleni’s 2025 Year in Books
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