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“I know that I am not the only person who is alone in the world. I know that others sorrow in the night. That others pick up a razor and slice into their own skin, with greater or lesser success. I know that others look at their lives and see only silent failure and disconsolation, feeding the cat, checking their email, doing the crossword. I know that I am not the only person to have lived a life like mine. I am aware. (212)”

Book:The End of the World As We Know It: Scenes from a Life

Work

The End of the World As We Know It: Scenes from a Life

This book delves into the profound themes surrounding the end of life, offering a mix of personal anecdotes and broader societal reflections. It invites readers to consider the nature of existence and the legacy we leave behind. more

Author

Robert Goolrick

Robert Goolrick is an American novelist born in 1948. His works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound exploration of the human psyche, primarily focusing on the lives and relationships in the American South. more

“Catherine Land liked the beginnings of things. The pure white possibility of the empty room, the first kiss, the first swipe at larceny. And endings, she liked endings, too. The drama of the smashing glass, the dead bird, the tearful goodbye, the last awful word which could never be unsaid or unremembered. It was the middles that gave her pause. This, for all its forward momentum, this was a middle. The beginnings were sweet, the endings usually bitter, but the middles were only the tightrope you walked between the one and the other. No more than that.”