“A man’s voice filled up my head from my jawbone up to the plates of my skull. The most beautiful and saddest voice that ever was... A voice like the whole old world calling up from the bottom of the sea. The man on Madeline Brix’s tape was saying he was happy, and he hoped I was happy, too.” MusicDavid BowieThe Past Is Red Author:Catherynne M. Valente
“The kind of hope I have doesn’t begin and end with demanding everything go back to the way it was when it can’t, it can’t ever, that’s not how time works.” Hope2020Social CommentaryThe Past Is Red Book:The Past Is Red Source: The Past Is Red
“She listens, and I wish I could give her a little gold trophy for it, but I can’t, because of all the things Fuckwits gave trophies for, they never thought listening like nothing exists but time and words was half as important as losing a volleyball tournament.” ListeningSocial CommentaryThe Past Is Red Book:The Past Is Red Source: The Past Is Red