Jolene

“Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start - the way a map that shows to much can sometimes be useless. Now, though I realize that all I can place in the imperfect vessel of writing are imperfect memories and imperfect thoughts.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Words for Flora
Nothing
would be
easier withou
you,
because you
are
everything,
all of it-
sprinkles, quarks, giant
donuts,eggs sunny side up
you
are the ever expanding
universe
to me.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

“It's a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructable in our wake, and at the same time, are drawn to things that kill: whiskey and cigarette, unprotected sex and deep fried burritos.
It's true that you can get away with drinking and smoking and sunbathing when you're in your teens and twenties, and it's true that rock stars are free to die at twenty-nine, but a lit star needs a long life.”
― Ariel Gore, How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights

“Romance
Make eye contact.
Show your form.
Strut.
Grunt.
Throw a stick.
Grunt some more.
Make some moves.
Romance is hard work.
It looks easy on TV.
I'm not sure I will ever get the hang of it.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan