quotes by David Shields

"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg."
— David Shields

"No one was dancing, least of all us, because I don't dance in public. My body's a private thing; it doesn't belong to the world at large."
— David Shields (A Handbook for Drowning: Stories)

"When will you stop laughing at misery? I'm so sick and tired of your pseudo-strength. All I want you to do is laugh at what is funny and cry at what isn't, but you won't do that, will you?"
— David Shields (A Handbook for Drowning: Stories)