“She was the curator of her marriage, collector of swift quotes and unremarked-upon sensations.” MarriageShort StoryThe Mother Who Stayed Book:The Mother Who Stayed: Stories Source: The Mother Who Stayed: Stories
“For the true bookworm it is sometimes hard to distinguish between what one has experienced and what one has read. We know that this is odd and even a little demented. But there it is. We are uneasy in a void with no book.” KnowsLittlesBookSometimesHardOddVoidUneasyDementedBookworms Author:Laura Furman
“It is a sign of intimacy to be able to read in the same room with another person, as trusting as dreaming with someone right beside you.” PersonsDreamAbleReadingRoomsIntimacyBeside You Author:Laura Furman
“Reading is a socially acceptable form of hallucination.” FormReadingAcceptableHallucinations Author:Laura Furman
“Working in the service of the dead, biographers quit their labors only when the sole remaining task is the impossible- resurrection.” ImpossibleLaborTasksQuittingResurrectionSoleBiographers Book:The Mother Who Stayed: Stories Source: The Mother Who Stayed: Stories