“That mirror, that's one I hate to let go, he said. That was my daughter's the whole time she was growing up. It probably seen her more than me--everything from a baby up to twenty years old. Sometimes I wonder if all that might still be inside it. Got to make an impression on a thing, reflecting the same person every day.” IfsYearsPersonsSaidStillsSometimesWholeMightHateWonderGrowing UpGrowingBabyLetting GoDaughterI HateTwentiesMirrorsImpressionMy DaughterReflectingSometimes I Wonder Author:David Wroblewski
“No one can say if you are that person who, given good paint, good brushes, and a fine canvas, can produce something better than the factory man. That is, and has always been, beyond the realm of science. You do have the attitude of the dreamer about you. For that reason, I haven't the heart to argue anymore about this - it is a hopeless talk. And for a simple factory man like me, an effort must be abandoned once its hopelessness is exposed. Only the artist perseveres in such circumstances. (193)” IfsMenHeartPersonsReasonArtistGivenSimpleEffortAttitudeHavensProduceFineCircumstancesPaintArguingLike MeRealmsHopelessExposedDreamerAbandonedFactoriesCanvasBrushesHopelessnessPersevereSomething Better Author:David Wroblewski