Celeste Bracewell

“Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day's chalking.”
― Frederick Buechner, The Alphabet of Grace

“...whatever/ returns from oblivion/ returns to find a voice.”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“Now there is nothing in this world I abominate worse, than to be interrupted in a story...”
― Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

“[S]orrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich ... Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arriving.”
― Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country