“but isn't there always
one good thing
to look back on?
think of
how many cups of coffee we
drank together.”
― Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way: New Poems
one good thing
to look back on?
think of
how many cups of coffee we
drank together.”
― Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way: New Poems
“People here snarl and frown a lot, he wrote; he had seen neither a smile nor the sun in months. What is life without beauty, love, and justice?”
― The Lazarus Project
― The Lazarus Project
“And aren't the most beautiful follies the ones linked to love?”
― Fire in the Blood
― Fire in the Blood
“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven
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