“In the alluvial sweep of the land, I thought I could see the past and the present and the future all at once, as though time were not sequential in nature but took place without a beginning or an end, like a flash of green light rippling outward from the center of creation, not unlike a dream inside the mind of God.” MindEndsDreamLightPastLandCreationGreenFlashGreen Lights Book:The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Source: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
“It has been my experience that most human stories are circular rather than linear. Regardless of the path we choose, we somehow end up where we commenced - in part, I suspect, because the child who lives in us goes along for the ride.” HumansChildrenHas BeensEndsStoriesPathSuspectsLinearAlong For The Ride Author:James Lee Burke
“writing is like being in love. You never get better at it or learn more about it. The day you think you do is the day you lose it. Robert Frost called his work a lover's quarrel with the world. It's ongoing. It has neither a beginning nor an end. You don't have to worry about learning things. The fire of one's art burns all the impurities from the vessel that contains it.” ThinkingWorldWritingArtEndsLosesWorryFireLove YouLoversGet BetterVesselQuarrelsOngoingBeing In LoveFrostImpurity Author:James Lee Burke