“you came and I was crazy for you
and you cooled my mind that burned with longing”
― If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
and you cooled my mind that burned with longing”
― If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
“there is nothing bad to fear; once you have crossed that threshold, all is well. Another world, and you do not have to speak”
― Letter to His Father
― Letter to His Father
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not angry, either. I should be, but I’m not. I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt, but I was wrong.”
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
“You are free and that is why you are lost.”
― Letter to His Father
― Letter to His Father
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