“[The unconscious has] been on its own for a long time. Of course it has no access to the world except through your own sensorium. Otherwise it would just labor in the dark. Like your liver. For historical reasons it's loath to speak to you. It prefers drama, metaphor, pictures. But it understands you very well. And it has no other cause save yours.”
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American novelist known for his profound literary style and rich imagination. His notable works include 'The Border Trilogy' and 'No Country for Old Men'. more
“I marvel at the drop drop drops of hot water caught in his eyelashes like pearls forged from pain.”
“My mother's private constellation of shame intermingled with love and despair no longer.”
“Cubic emotion formed octahedrons in empty space.”
“I was a child and drawn to the frail spark of tenderness in the room.”