“Through it all, the mourning doves say There, there--which is to say, everything is all right. I believe them. They have said this to me ever since childhood. I hear them. I hear them and I get up.” PoetryBeliefPoemCalmBirdsBeing OkBeing All RightMourning DovesEverything Will Be Ok Book:Not Go Away Is My Name Source: Not Go Away Is My Name
“Henry,' he [Ellwood] said, smoke tumbling out of his mouth in tendrils, 'are you all right?' 'I'm fine.' 'Yes, I know you're fine. But are you all right?” FriendshipBeing FineBeing All Right Book:In Memoriam Source: In Memoriam