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“Fiction was fine, but real life was the true freak show.”
― Emergency Contact
― Emergency Contact
“But time and distance are love’s natural enemies.”
― The Sun is Also a Star
― The Sun is Also a Star
“Penny would stop trying. Instead she'd spend time preparing for her future, living in books until the exciting part of her life would begin. Things would matter then. In fact, everything would be different.”
― Emergency Contact
― Emergency Contact
“Unlike cooking, photography kept you on your toes. It was chaotic and human -- utterly unpredictable. to capture an unposed face you had to wait for it. It was spear fishing. you had to move between the competing rhythms of the world and strike.”
― Emergency Contact
― Emergency Contact
“Stars are important," I say, laughing.
"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The sun is also a star, and it's our most important one. That alone should be worth a poem or two.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
"Sure, but why not more poems about the sun? The sun is also a star, and it's our most important one. That alone should be worth a poem or two.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
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