“She did not want to have anything to do with this God who invented copious ways of judging and punishing human beings but did so little to protect them when they needed Him.”
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
“He hated his job. This was new to him. Boredom he had felt before, fatigue too, but hatred was not something he was used to, and he struggled with the intensity of the emotion.”
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
“I’m sorry. This is not what I intended to say. What I meant to say is this: You’ll write more poems. They are not lost. You are the poetry.”
― In Memoriam
― In Memoriam
“P.S. Do you only frown now, when the rain says my name? Or does it not say it anymore?”
― Learned by Heart
― Learned by Heart
“...she also takes the time to show the audience old photos of herself as a girl
in a swim cap, plus her favorite snapshots of Patsy and the boys when they
were little, poking around a tide pool in Wales, their shoes clumped with
wet sand. She never forgets to show the joy, to show the love. Because,
otherwise, what would be the point of anything?
Survival is not enough. Survival has never been enough.”
― Black Cake
in a swim cap, plus her favorite snapshots of Patsy and the boys when they
were little, poking around a tide pool in Wales, their shoes clumped with
wet sand. She never forgets to show the joy, to show the love. Because,
otherwise, what would be the point of anything?
Survival is not enough. Survival has never been enough.”
― Black Cake
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