I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.

Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth.

“Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what…”

“Now. Maybe you think it is arrogant or self centered, or ridiculous for me to b…”

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and …”

“I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you do…”