Mary Karr Quote

VI. Wisdom: The Voice of GodNinety percent of what’s wrong with youcould be cured with a hot bath,says God through the manhole covers,but you want magic, to winthe lottery you never bought a ticket for.(Tenderly, the monks chant,embrace the suffering.) The voice neverpanders, offers no five-year plan,no long-term solution, no edicts from a cloudywhite beard hooked over ears.It is small and fond and local. Don’t look foryour initials in the geese honkingoverhead or to see through the glass even