“It’s good to know certain things: What’s departed, in order to know what’s left to come; That water’s immeasurable and incomprehensible And blows in the air Where all that’s fallen and silent becomes invisible; That fire’s the light our names are carved in. That shame is a garment of sorrow; That time is the Adversary, and stays sleepless and wants for nothing; That clouds are unequal and words are.”
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Charles Wright is an American poet born on August 25, 1935. He is known for his profound depictions of natural landscapes and unique insights into the culture of the American South. more
“I try not to. I mean, you shouldn't miss people who don't miss you, right?”
“It was as if once Kaz had seen her, he’d understood how to keep seeing her.”
“You're just pissed off. And when you're pissed off, you lash out.”
“People surprise you sometimes.”
“Goddamn embarrassing what a civilian you've become, man.”