“But something occurred to me as I sped through that dirty shroud of fog, something Vonnegut has been trying to explain to the rest of us for most of his life. And that is this: Despair is a form of hope. It is an acknowledgment of the distance between ourselves and our appointed happiness. At certain moments, it is reason enough to live.” TryingHas BeensReasonEnoughMomentsFormCertainDespairDistanceDirtyFogAcknowledgmentShroudsSped Book:(Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions Source: (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
“It is in these moments of tender and ridiculous nostalgia that I know something inside me is still broken.” KnowsStillsMomentsBrokenNostalgiaRidiculous Book:My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories Source: My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories
“All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction.” WritingMadeMomentsLyingReadingFictionWillingReaderPicksContractsGoodwillScreenwritingGreat WritingAccomplices Author:Steve Almond
“Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?’ She said, ‘Well, Dad, they’re round and they’re messy. But that’s what makes them fun. Once we get older we’re not supposed to be messy anymore. But for one moment when you’re eating a Valomilk, it’s okay to be messy again.” PeopleWellsSaidMomentsFunDadEatingOkayRoundsSupposed To BeFascinatedMessy Book:Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America Source: Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
