Brian

“The women advised long walks. They told the wife to watch the sun rise and set, to look for solace in the natural world, though they admitted there was no comfort to be found in the world and they would all be fools to expect it.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

“I like radio personalities, and I like to change lanes. And losing yourself on the freeway is like living at the beach--you're not aware of lapsed time, and suddenly you're there, where it was you were going.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

“You will stand in line for snacks behind good clothes on bad bodies, behind the man who is so drunk he has lost his shoes, and so belligerent no one will help him find them.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

“I often feel the effects of people only after they leave me.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories