I don't ask what Alex sees in him because I'm afraid my disapproval will make her latch on to him even more. That's how it works. I'll have to pretend he doesn't bother me and that I don't want to drown him in the bay.
Kaui Hart HemmingsTags: disapproval daughters drowning boyfriends
Perhaps I did nothing because I don't have enough fear to be a good parent.
Kaui Hart HemmingsTags: parenting
I think grief and fear are going to come to him suddenly. They'll be undiluted and words won't work. We're all going to get hit and won't know how to hit back. I wish I knew the answers, how to help myself and the people who will hurt all around me.
Kaui Hart HemmingsI bet in big cities you can walk down the street scrowling and no one will ask you what's wrong or encourage you to smile, but everyone here has the attitude that we're lucky to live in Hawaii; paradise reigns supreme. I think paradise can go fuck itself.
Kaui Hart HemmingsIf Joanie dies before me, I wonder if I’ll ever be with another woman. I can’t imagine going through all of the preliminary stuff—the talk, the chatter, the dinners. I’d have to take someone places, explain my history, make jokes, dole out compliments, hold back farts.
Kaui Hart HemmingsBecause feeling love does make you feel superior. Until you find out you aren't loved back.
Kaui Hart HemmingsTags: love
I'm sorry," I say. "I didn't give you everything you wanted. I wasn't everything you wanted. You were everything I wanted.
Kaui Hart HemmingsI'm sorry, I say. I didn't give you everything you wanted. I wasn't everything you wanted. You were everything I wanted.
Kaui Hart HemmingsI like the way men cry. They're efficient.
Kaui Hart HemmingsFuck', I think. What a beautiful word. If I could say only one thing for the rest of my life, that would be it.
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