Julia Griffith

“Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades, the moment passes, the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver. Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us, as we move in and out of each other’s lives, as we all must eventually leave this earth. Great artists know that shadow, work always against the dying light, but always knowing that the day brings new light and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand leaves us a new canvas with each wave.”
― Elizabeth Alexander, The Light of the World

“When someone you love dies, you lose them in pieces over time, but you also get them back in pieces: little fragments of memory come rushing back through what they cared about, what brought them joy. If you’re lucky, you get little pieces back for the rest of your life.”
― Duchess Goldblatt, Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

“of its growing. I really must”
― May Sarton, Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year

“Who among us, in our lowest hour, can expect to be saved? Have you loved your life? Have you cherished each miraculous breath?”
― Anthony Doerr, About Grace