“Some memories remain close; you can shut your eyes and find yourself back in them. But there are second-person memories, too, distant you memories, and these are trickier: you watch yourself in disbelief.” PersonsEyeMemoriesWatchesFinding YourselfDisbelief Author:Jess Walter
“Who isn't crazy sometimes? Who hasn't driven around a block hoping a certain person will come out; who hasn't haunted a certain coffee shop, or stared obsessively at an old picture; who hasn't toiled over every word in a letter, taken four hours to write a two-sentence email, watched the phone praying it will ring; who doesn't lay awake at night sick with the image of her sleeping with someone else?” WritingPersonsTwoSometimesNightCertainHoursSleepTakenFourCrazyPrayingLettersSickLaysPhonesSentencesDrivenCoffeeRingsBlockAwakeShopsEmailCoffee ShopAwake At NightOld PictureSleeping With Someone Author:Jess Walter
“At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?” ThinkingFeelsPersonsEnoughSweetRegretInsaneEnjoyedAche Author:Jess Walter
