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“Slowly, very slowly, he sat up, and as he did so he felt more alive, and more aware of his own living body than ever before. Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? It would all be gone...or at least, he would be gone from it. His breath came slow and deep, and his mouth and throat were completely dry, but so were his eyes.”

“Slowness means cleaving perfectly to time, so closely that the seconds fall one by one, drop by drop like the steady dripping of a tap on stone. This stretching of time deepens space. It is one of the secrets of walking: a slow approach to landscapes that gradually renders them familiar. Like the regular encounters that deepen friendship.”

“Slushy spiked lemonade/beer Boiled peanuts/homemade pickles/kettle corn Mini corn dogs with chili ketchup, curried mustard, and cheese sauce Turkey leg confit Deep-fried Brussels sprouts Poker-chip potatoes Ginger-pear sno-cones and cotton candy Pumpkin funnel cake "What the hell are poker-chip potatoes?" "I'm going to slice the potatoes paper thin- like poker chips or carnival tokens- and line them up in a baking dish, accordion-style, with thyme, shallots, and garlic, and bake them until they're crispy around the edges but tender in the middle.”

“Slutim da i ako se dogodi aberacija procesa potpune spoznaje, ako dođe do urušavanja saveza mene i svega, i neka ispriječi sve mi odlazak dok pokušavam otići pristojno van - sve će ipak zastati na dobrom, a ja ću nestati; počinjem to nazirati, osjećati, čak slutjeti kao neučinjene pokrete lasnoga plesa onoga svega što je odvajkada mrtvo, a ja sam jednom i sanjao baš o tomu.” “Govorite mi, nemojte šutjeti, o čemu ste sanjali...?” “O smrti koja poja u vječnosti ništavila, o bezbrojnim generacijama bića koji razgovaraju sami sa sobom nemajući mogućnost obratiti se onima prije sebe, a jedan za drugim odlaze u grob; sanjao sam i dokidanje toga, kao jednom, nekad, zbilo se da je svjesna pojava osvojila i smrt, pa se dogodilo u kutku svekolikosti da je netko ovladao rađanjem i smrću, te je mogao birati kad će se roditi, gdje, kako, gdje će umrijeti i hoće li uopće kusati smrti... Tada je došlo redefiniranje.” “Biti mrtav prestalo je značiti biti mrtav?” “Biti mrtav je postalo jednako životu, a sve što živi je shvaćeno kao pokret smrti, upravo revolt smrti, a simfonija koja nikada nije počela, koja nikada se, izgleda, neće utišati, pokrivena veom tišine, polako se otkrila i postala čujna (a ona je sve vrijeme svirala!...), čak i groznim pojavama kakva sam ja. Veoma, zapravo... grandiozno.”

“Sly vendors of tears who like to provoke emotional wreckage should be eschewed intently. Let us not be content with fake commitments but care for genuine concern. When we listen attentively to what tears tell us, we can comprehend their story. Empathy allows us to interpret and respond supportively since tears can convey awareness and identify fear, grief, shortage, or joy. ("Words had disappeared”)”

“Slyly, banteringly, but also overbearingly, the critic - the one who does not swallow anything whole, who waits until posterity has consecrated it before... howling - is among those who howl their admiration the way they howl their insults: don't be afraid, don't tremble - the beast doesn't have any nails or teeth, or even brain: it is stuffed.”