Sena Jeter Naslund Quote
Phoebe asked me, Tell me, what do you think of the afterlife?I was a bit nonplussed. I had no idea what she thought, but I knew that the question must be of greater interest to someone of her age than to me. But our conversation had been completely honest, and before I could speak, honesty and tact had joined hands in my answer. I have no faith at all, I said, but sometimes I have hope.I rather think, she replied, that total annihilation is the most comfortable position.I was shaken. The horse clopped on. The children laughed behind us.When I die, she said, I don't expect to see any of my loved ones again. I'll just become a part of all this. She waved her hand at the surrounding countryside. That's all right with me.
Sena Jeter Naslund
Phoebe asked me, Tell me, what do you think of the afterlife?I was a bit nonplussed. I had no idea what she thought, but I knew that the question must be of greater interest to someone of her age than to me. But our conversation had been completely honest, and before I could speak, honesty and tact had joined hands in my answer. I have no faith at all, I said, but sometimes I have hope.I rather think, she replied, that total annihilation is the most comfortable position.I was shaken. The horse clopped on. The children laughed behind us.When I die, she said, I don't expect to see any of my loved ones again. I'll just become a part of all this. She waved her hand at the surrounding countryside. That's all right with me.
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About Sena Jeter Naslund
Sena Jeter Naslund (born June 28, 1942) is an American writer. She has published seven novels and two collections of short fiction. Her 1999 novel, Ahab's Wife, and her 2003 novel, Four Spirits, were each named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She is the Writer in Residence at University of Louisville and the program director for the MFA in Writing at Spalding University in the same city. In 2005, Governor Ernie Fletcher named Naslund Poet Laureate of Kentucky.