“The first night Stephen and I slept together, he whispered numbers into my ear: long, high numbers -- distances between planets, seconds in a life. He spoke as if they were poetry, and they became poetry. Later, when he fell asleep, I leaned over him and watched, trying to picture a mathematician's dreams. I concluded that Stephen must dream in abstract, cool designs like Mondrian paintings.” IfsTryingFirstsLongDreamTogetherNightNumbersDesignPaintingPlanetsEarsDistanceAbstractSpokesSecondsMathematician Book:One Way or Another: Stories Source: One Way or Another: Stories
“I wish the whole day were like breakfast, when people are still connected to their dreams, focused inward, and not yet ready to engage with the world around them. I realized this is how I am all day; for me, unlike other people, there doesn't come a moment after a cup of coffee or a shower or whatever when I suddenly feel alive and awake and connected to the world. If it were always breakfast, I would be fine.” PeopleIfsWorldFeelsStillsWholeMomentsDreamWould BeWishAliveReadyFineConnectedFocusedCoffeeI RealizedCupsAwakeBreakfastInwardShowersCoffee Cup Book:Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel Source: Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel
