Ana

“It seemed that we loved each other better when there were large swaths of two continents between us. The daily work of love was often hard to perform at home. ”
― Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus Project

“Time does nothing but hand you down shabbier and older things.”
― Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles

“While customarily splling coffee grounds all over the counter, I spotted a can in the corner whose red label read SADNESS. Was there so much of it they could can it and sell it? A bolt of pain went through my intestines before I realized that it was not SADNESS but SARDINES.”
― Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus Project

“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.”
― Cornel West