Lauren Dorman

“But such memories are woven from gossamer threads; time eats holes in the fabric, and these she must darn with myth and fable.”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

“Beautiful art opens our eyes to the beauty of the world, Ulysses. It repositions our sight and judgement. Captures forever that which is fleeting.”
― Sarah Winman, Still Life

“All this is a response, Ulysses, it's not more complicated than that. Of course, we can then throw in execution of the craft, how well one paints, and the history of the piece, its provenance, and we can come up with value. Always the value for me will be response. How it moves one.”
― Sarah Winman, Still Life

“These were just inventions, of course, and she [Isabelle] lived knowing, quite well, that such things were not promised to her. She might hope for more but had long ago learned to live with whatever came to pass. Yet sometimes--just sometimes--hope was enough.”
― Nathan Harris, The Sweetness of Water