“Late in life, after his mother had died, his father cried at baptisms and funerals and sappy movies on TV, age stripping away a final protective layer. Now Henry could feel the same softening taking place inside him, a helpless grief for the past and boundless pity for the world, and that was right too. No fool like an old fool.” AgeGriefEmotionSadnessAgingPityCryingGetting OldSappiness Book:Henry, Himself Source: Henry, Himself
“I feel liquefied, like a cucumber forgotten in the crisper drawer, and I want to hold myself at arm's length and carry me to the trash. Who is this sack of slush masquerading as me? It's intolerable.” DisappointmentRomanticismSlushSappiness Book:Night of Cake & Puppets Source: Night of Cake & Puppets