“The spirit in the body is like wine in a glass; when it spills, it seeps into air and earth and light….It’s a mistake to think it’s the small things we control and not the large, it’s the other way around! We can’t stop the small accident, the tiny detail that conspires into fate: the extra moment you run back for something forgotten, a moment that saves you from an accident – or causes one. But we can assert the largest order, the large human values daily, the only order large enough to see.” ThinkingWayHumansEnoughMomentsBodyLightRunningEarthSpiritValuesOrderCausesMistakeFateAirWineForgottenGlassesDetailsAccidentsTinyExtrasSmall ThingsSpillsHuman Values Author:Anne Michaels
“I'm naive enough to think that love is always good no matter how long ago, no matter the circumstances.” ThinkingLongMatterEnoughLove IsCircumstancesLong AgoNaiveFugitive Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces
“Like other ghosts, she whispers; not for me to join her, but so that, when I'm close enough, she can push me back into the world.” WorldEnoughGhost Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces
“Even as a child, even as my blood-past was drained from me, I understood that if I were strong enough to accept it, I was being offered a second history.” IfsChildrenEnoughPastStrongAcceptingBloodUnderstoodStrong EnoughDrained Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces
