“For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit?s foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit?s foot long ago and the bones and the sinews were polished by the wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there.” LongStillsFeetHorseLuckBonesPocketsLong AgoWornRabbitsFurPolishedClawsChestnuts Book:Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition Source: Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition
“I'd wanted to be a writer my whole life. But when I finally made it, I felt like a greyhound catching the mechanical rabbit she'd been chasing for so long--discovering it was merely metal, wrapped in cloth. It wasn't alive; it had no spirit. It was fake.” LongMadeWholeWantedSpiritFeltAliveWhole LifeMade ItFakeMetalsDiscoveringChasingRabbitsCatchingGreyhounds Book:Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith Source: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith