Leslie

“all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“know is she’s skinny as a tick on a flagpole. I ’spect she’ll be there first thing in”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“Life had made her an expert at mashing feelings into a storable size.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“must let go now. Let you go. Love is too often The answer for staying. Too seldom the reason For going. I drop the line And watch you drift away. “All along You thought The fiery current Of your lover’s breast Pulled you to the deep. But it was my heart-tide Releasing you To float adrift With seaweed.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing