“Life is a series of diminishments. Each cessation of an activity either from choice or some variety of infirmity is a death, a putting to final rest. Each loss, of friend or precious enemy, can be equated with the closing off of a room containing blocks of nerves, or a dynamo governing a particular sensibility or intelligence and soon after the closing off the nerves atrophy and that part of oneself, in essence, drops away. The self is lightened, is held on earth by a gram less of mass and will.”
Quote by Coleman Dowell
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Coleman Dowell
Coleman Dowell was an American writer known for his distinctive literary style and profound depiction of Southern life. His works are typically set in the South and delve into issues of race, class, and society. more