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He had a pretty big band in the ’80s, Short Dogs Grow. He drives a cab these days.
“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
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“You can run away, but darkness has quick feet and large wings, and it will follow you...”
― Cradle Lake
― Cradle Lake
“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
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