There are a thousand ways to live. Just how many do the two of us know? –ZHANG WEI, The Ancient Ship
finalfadeouthas quoted16 days ago
In fact, the way to punish someone might be to remove them from their circle of family and friends, isolate them in a cold country, and shatter them with loneliness.
finalfadeouthas quoted16 days ago
People could walk away towards illusions, they might see something so entrancing they would neglect to turn around. I feared that, like my father, she would no longer remember the reasons for coming home.
finalfadeouthas quoted15 days ago
Sometimes, I think, you can look at a person and know they are full of words.
finalfadeouthas quoted15 days ago
Sometimes, I think, you can look at a person and know they are full of words. Maybe the words are withheld due to pain or privacy, or maybe subterfuge. Maybe there are knife-edged words waiting to draw blood.