Jo Chapman

“I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.”
― Sharon Olds

“Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.”
― Willa Cather

“there is a place in the heart that
will never be filled

a space

and even during the
best moments
and
the greatest times
times

we will know it

we will know it
more than
ever

there is a place in the heart that
will never be filled
and

we will wait
and
wait

in that space.”
― Charles Bukowski

“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.”
― André Berthiaume