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Quote by Jane Hirshfield

“Everything has two endings- a horse, a piece of string, a phone call. Before a life, air. And after. As silence is not silence, but a limit of hearing.”

Book:Come, Thief: Poems

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Come, Thief: Poems

This volume of poetry delves into the complexities of theft and its emotional consequences, offering a nuanced exploration of themes such as guilt, forgiveness, and the human condition. more

Author

Jane Hirshfield

Jane Hirshfield is an American poet known for her concise and profound poetry. Born on February 24, 1953, she has gained widespread recognition in the literary world since the 1980s. more

“He bent, lips coming to mine and — 'Derek? Chloe?' It was Kit, opening the back door. Derek let out a low growl. 'Never fails.' I turned to Kit. 'How is she?' 'We’re going to take her back to the house now. She’s unconscious again.' 'Then we’ll walk back,' Derek said. 'Give you room in the van to lay her down.' His dad agreed and went back inside. As we walked toward the steps, I looked down at Derek’s hand, holding mine. 'No one’s around,' he said. 'And we can take the back way.' 'Good,' I said, and entwined my fingers with his.”

Way Giving Said Hands House Walks Rooms Steps Failing Doors Mines Dad Lows Lays Fingers Lips Opening Unconscious Bent Vans Chloe Back Doors Entwined Hand Holding

Author:Kelley Armstrong

“Cutting out bad habits is far more effective than cutting out organs.”

Cutting Habit Organs Bad Habits

Author:Herbert M. Shelton

“The dark side of life, and the horror of it, belonged to a world that lay remote from his own select little atmosphere of books and dreamings.”

World Littles Book Dream Sides Dark Horror Lays Atmosphere Select Dark Side

Book:The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories – Ultimate Horror Classics Collection: From one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories, known for The Willows, The Wendigo, Jimbo, The Human Chord, The Education of Uncle Paul, John Silence, The Listener and Other Stories…

Source: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories – Ultimate Horror Classics Collection: From one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories, known for The Willows, The Wendigo, Jimbo, The Human Chord, The Education of Uncle Paul, John Silence, The Listener and Other Stories…

“When I am with you, there is nowhere else I'd rather be. And I am a person who always wants to be somewhere else.”

Want Persons Somewhere Else

Book:How They Met and Other Stories

Source: How They Met and Other Stories

“He rocked in the swells, floating like the first germ of life adrift on the earth's cooling seas, formless macule of plasm trapped in a vapor drop and all creation yet to come.”

Firsts Earth Sea Creation Trapped Floating Germs Vapor Cooling Adrift

Author:Cormac McCarthy

“I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning And throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”