“New Orleans, the storm, Perry, the river: they all reminded me not to take anything for granted. It all washes away, and we are all washed away with it. So when then ground is steady and the sky is clear, we should breathe deep until our lungs inflate against our ribs and hold in that one breath until we are lightheaded with the privilege of being human. The absolute privilege of being human.”
― Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
― Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
“...later she would laugh when she discovered that meaninglessness came from the dark shaft of gloom that surrounded her day and night, and that ecstasy was just a sunny room away.”
― Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
― Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
“It’s difficult to know when love blooms; suddenly one day you wake up and it’s in full flower. It works the same way when it wilts—one day it is just too late.”
― Britt-Marie Was Here
― Britt-Marie Was Here
“One morning you wake up with more life behind you than in front of you, not being able to understand how it’s happened.”
― Britt-Marie var här
― Britt-Marie var här
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