“They were all around us that day. In the confusion of air. In our strange dreams. In the baggage we'd brought with us and would have to leave. In our fading animal memories: The humming gold of being, and ceasing to be. The exposed motor of eternity.”
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Laura Kasischke is an American writer known for her poetry and novels. Her works often explore themes of personal identity, memory, and emotion. Born in 1961, Kasischke began her writing career in the 1980s. more
“and the stones, bewitched, can see: The lost hours and into the past.”
“happy to see me and unhappy to see me at the same time”
“I understand charm to be a completely independent characteristic from goodness,' Murphy replies.”
“Dolor del mundo es nuestro dolor.”
“Cuando el mundo está en peligro, somos su milagro.”