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“That’s all of life. All we can hope for. You mustn’t think about the fact that it might end, because then you live like a coward, you never love too much or sing too loudly. You have to take it for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and water balloons and another person’s breath against your neck. That’s the only courageous thing a person can do.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“She’d call me up and say, “I just want to say thank you. This was a perfect day.”
― Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
― Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
“I would have to wait to be loved.”
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
“Just the act of falling in love was to agree to a broken heart.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“You make my life worth something. And I can promise you with my entire body that you will never be alone. Every day, you can wake up and go to bed knowing there is someone whose heart is bursting, barely able to contain how much they love you. I know you’re my niece, Frances. But you have always, too, been mine.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
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