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“Because every joy will run out. And so will every life. And maybe that's what I mourn as my children grow: the fact that they and I and we will one day not be here at all. No one's getting out of here alive.”

Dying Time Passing The End

Book:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Source: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

“When something unfortunate occurs, I tell myself it's the less-bad thing I bargained with the universe for in exchange for something worse not happening...Or let's say I'm trying on clothes and feel less than impressed with my pasty, flat-chested reflection in the dressing room mirror. I just tell myself that something terrible must have been about to happen in the alternate version of my life - like maybe some kittens were abut to be hit by a truck while the busty, even-skin-toned version of me was out jogging - and in my courageous way, I said, 'LORD, TAKE MY TAN AND MY BOOBS. JUST SAVE THE KITTENS.”

Inspirational Humor Optimism

Book:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Source: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

“We all keep certain phrases handy in our minds - Hanging on hooks just inside the door where we can grab them like a raincoat, for easy access”

Book:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Source: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

“The amount of time that elapsed between my two-year-old self toddling along the National Mall waving a flag and my eighteen-year-old self moving into a dorm feels vast to me, but I know now how time moves when you're grown-up, and I know those years must have gone much faster for my parents than for me. To my dad, hardly any time at all passed between when the siren called him into the bunker and when he started packing boxes full of shelf-stable food to send to his baby at college.”

Childhood Parenting

Book:Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives

Source: Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives

“...Whatever mechanism I'd once had inside my brain that allowed me to tolerate small talk had broken...Is anyone having some genuine feelings about something? Does anyone have something fascinating or funny or weird to discuss? Did anyone do anything today?”

Small Talk Missed Connections

Book:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Source: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

“..We got a dog, followed shortly by another dog. Because two dogs is not just an accidental dog; it's intentional dog ownership.”

Adulting Dog Owners

Book:I Miss You When I Blink: Essays

Source: I Miss You When I Blink: Essays