The other part of the theory is that just knowing
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald,”
― Floating Staircase
― Floating Staircase
“The shallow forests toward the west glowed with an almost preternatural haze, and the highway blacktop shimmered beneath a slick cocktail of rainwater and motor oil.”
― Bone White
― Bone White
“It has been said that nature does not know extinction. In effect, it knows only change: nothing ever truly disappears, for there is always something—some part, some particle, some formidable semblance—left behind. You can boil water into vapor, but it hasn’t disappeared. Curiosity killed the cat, but condensation brought it back.”
― Floating Staircase
― Floating Staircase
“[...] the thought of entering that stale, tomb-like house again caused my skin to break out into braille.”
― December Park
― December Park
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