To lose a passport was the least of one’s losses. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
Catastrophic Loss
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To lose a passport was the least of one’s losses. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
Sometimes one has to pretend, and then the pretending becomes true.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
Life, I’ve learned, is never fair. If they teach anything in schools, that should be it.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
We leave marks on each other. We are written in the annals of each other’s lives.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
If you desire to see, learn how to act.
Nicole Krauss – Great House
The heart is an organ of fire.
Julie Orringer – The Invisible Bridge
At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.
Julie Orringer – The Invisible Bridge
We are all of us searching for a place to be safe, a place to call home.
Julie Orringer – The Invisible Bridge
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
Julie Orringer – The Invisible Bridge
Sometimes the work itself was enough to make you feel you were a necessary part of the world.
Julie Orringer – The Invisible Bridge