“ Maybe other people are like mirrors that we see ourselves in; versions of ourselves that vary dramatically depending on the particular cut of glass. Jonathan Hull
“ Our quest for heroism is awkward. Not the obvious heroism that earns medals and applause but the heroism of daily life. Go to Princeton and you’re an educational hero; run a marathon and you’re an ath… Jonathan Hull
“ I noticed how the band members watched her and how she made them smile and I realized that she was the kind of person who changed the feeling in a room, so that others suddenly feel that they are in t… Jonathan Hull
“ The best poems were like little vessels that carry messages that can’t be transported in any other way; miniature worlds like tiny paintings or Faberge eggs. Jonathan Hull
“ So can you say life is senseless and cruel or you can make a stand and try to impose your own meaning and values on it? Jonathan Hull
“ How about some commotion, a stir caused by the spreading news of my imminent demise? If the world would just wince momentarily at my passing. No need for flags at half-mast, but just a flinch, a brief… Jonathan Hull
“ You can't expect people to dwell on the fact that they'll ultimately lose everything they have and love.Why not? It might make them think about what really matters.What does really matter? I asked.Hav… Jonathan Hull
“ Without art; without paintings, books, sculpture and music, the human soul would be quite impenetrable, don’t you think? Jonathan Hull
“ Maybe our relationships--love--can save us, at least enough so that our lives are finally worthwhile, even with all the rotten misery and dying. Jonathan Hull
“ I've known people whose faces rested naturally in a smile and I'm certain their lives were much different because of that. Jonathan Hull
“ I spent all day wandering up and down the hallways, staring at the Mona Lisa and Canova’s 'Psyche and Cupid' and the 'Venus de Milo' and Caravaggio’s 'The Death of the Virgin' and hundreds of other wo… Jonathan Hull
“ From my bed I can see the moon tonight, so bright and ripe and salmon pink it looks as if it might drop from the sky. I imagine pirates on deck just before sunrise with the wood groaning and the moonl… Jonathan Hull
“ Was [her] life really better than most, or did she appreciate it more or just remember it differently? I suspect she remembers it differently, which is really the trick. If you want to age gracefully,… Jonathan Hull
“ There were angels too, some bent with devotion, others standing with heads cast down and hands clasped together, bereft. I thought of [them] and how maybe the important thing is to have somebody griev… Jonathan Hull
“ Our lives feel fuller when we can weave them into stories, even if not all the stories are true and even if we are just filibustering, hoping our number won’t be called--so long as we keep talking. Jonathan Hull
“ If love doesn’t triumph, it ought to. For love is the one thing we have that feels more powerful than even death; the only respite from life’s wretched absurdity. The magic of love is not that it cont… Jonathan Hull
“ I see her again: her face wet with tears, her eyes searching mine. Slowly, very slowly, I reach my hands out and trace my fingertips along her skin, first down her neck, so warm and fragile, then acro… Jonathan Hull
“ I often wondered why men will risk almost certain death in an attempt to save other men. I decided it was because men will do anything to give their lives some meaning and virtue. Jonathan Hull
