“ Only the survivors of a death are truly left alone. The connections that made up their life--both the deep connections and the apparently (until they are broken) insignificant connections--have all va… Joan Didion
“ Now, see, that's why everybody wants Internet friends. You can find people just exactly like you. Screw your neighbors and your family, too messy.' Dovey's phone buzzed, and she laughed, ignoring it.… Barbara Kingsolver
“ But what is identity really? What is it to ‘belong’ when we cast ourselves in the mold of a social group? I ask this, in spite of my implicit allegiance to one; yet, it is a worthwhile question. I mea… Ashim Shanker
“ Butterfly KissesAged imperfectionsstitched upon my faceyears and years of wisdomearned by His holy grace.Quiet solitude in a humble homeall the family scattered nowlike nomads do they roam.Then a gift… Muse
“ We all want to know and be known. That's why doing good is so powerful when the focus is first and foremost the people and not the project. Chris Marlow
“ [Being rejected] hurt, 'cause what turned me on in sex was believing that they knew me, that I'd found somebody to understand. Chris Kraus
“ ...to understand infatuation, how the loved person can become a holding pattern for all the tattered ends of memory, experience and thought you've ever had. Chris Kraus
