“You that seek what life is in death, Now find it air that once was breath. New names unknown, old names gone: Till time end bodies, but souls none. Reader! then make time, while you be, But steps to your eternity. —Baron Brooke Fulke Greville, “Caelica 83”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“You know what you are?” she said. “You’re a survivor who has nothing to live for.”
― The Orphan Master's Son
― The Orphan Master's Son
“What do you call that moment when we let go of the conviction, albeit illusory, that life will only grow larger? That the horizon will always expand?”
― The Luminous Heart of Jonah S.
― The Luminous Heart of Jonah S.
“I like this dog,” he said, rubbing the dog’s head. “He’s a very straightforward kind of dog.”
― Life After Life
― Life After Life
“The world loves Thangam and does not love Vairum, because Thangam is easy to love and Vairum is not, and people, given the choice, do what is easy. ***”
― The Toss of a Lemon: A Novel
― The Toss of a Lemon: A Novel
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