AJ

“All that I want now is to live out my life in ease in a familiar world, to die in my own bed and be followed to the grave by old friends.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians

“Though possibly it–the answer–is simple: it is just low-life, some coldness in us all, some helplessness that causes us to misunderstand life when it is pure and plain, makes our existence seem like a border between two nothings, and makes us no more or less than animals who meet on the road-watchful, unforgiving, without patience or desire.”
― Richard Ford, Rock Springs

“You need to see a bit of hell now and then. That, and great joy.”
― Barry Hannah, Yonder Stands Your Orphan