“That was what he wanted, to be baked dry and hard, to feel the vaporous worries evaporating one by one, to know finally that all the damp little doubts and hesitations that covered the floor of his being were curling up and expiring in the great furnace-blast of the sun.” KnowsFeelsLittlesHardWantedWorrySunDoubtDryCoveredBlastHesitationDampFurnaces Book:The Sheltering Sky: Let it Come Down ; The Spider's House Source: The Sheltering Sky: Let it Come Down ; The Spider's House
“You will find yourself among people. There is no help for this nor should you want it otherwise. The passages where no one waits are dark and hard to navigate. The wet walls touch your shoulders on each side. When the trees were there I cared that they were there. And now they are gone, does it matter? The passages where no one waits go on and give no promise of an end. You will find yourself among people, Faces, clothing, teeth and hair and words, and many words When there was life, I said that life was wrong. What do I say now? You understand?” PeopleWantGivingShouldDoeSaidEndsMatterHardHelpingFacesWaitingSidesDarkGoneTreeHairWallGoes OnPromiseShouldersTeethFinding YourselfPassagesClothingsWetNavigateDoes It Matter Book:The Portable Paul and Jane Bowles Source: The Portable Paul and Jane Bowles
“It's very hard to write about that which is always beautiful and pleasant and good. You don't get anywhere with it. There's no friction in it. There's no trouble. You have to have trouble. Somebody's got to get in trouble, or no one wants to read it.” WantWritingHardBeautifulTroublePleasantFriction Author:Paul Bowles
