“I do love the sound of ripping corn husks. The violence of the noise, the sustained popping and shoring of the silky organic threads, made me think of someone tearing up an expensive and potentially Italian set of trousers in a fit of madness that this person just might regret later.” ThinkingPersonsMadeMightSoundViolenceRegretFitMadnessNoiseExpensiveItalianThreadCornTrousersPopping Book:The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel Source: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel
“I suddenly had an idea of how adults can hold on to a feeling for very long periods of time, long after the event is finished, long after cards have been sent and apologies made and everyone else had moved on. Adults were pack rats of old, useless emotions” LongHas BeensMadeIdeasFeelingsEmotionEventsPeriodsAdultsMovedFinishedCardsUselessApologyPacksRatsMoved OnLong Periods Of Time Book:The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel Source: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel