Jane Merchant > Quotes

“It's satisfaction to the soul / To make something out of nothing, and to trim / A figured piece to fit a gaping hole, / And turn and twist and scheme until it matches. / There's nothing more respectable than patches.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“It was enough to lie there and expand / Till all the stars were shining into me / And I was all the stars that I could see / In all the endless acres of the night. / That was the best of living.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“I do not say there were no hurts. / I say they mattered less than love.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness.

Walk gently”
― Jane Merchant

“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness.

Walk gently through the fragile hours, / Speak softly lest they shatter. / If we can keep this day intact, / Tomorrow will not matter.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“While we were counting stars, / The stars were counting us.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“It's satisfaction to the soul / To make something out of nothing, and to trim / A figured piece to fit a gaping hole, / And turn and twist and scheme until it matches. There's nothing more respectable than patches.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems

“... and all the hurts and scars / Of everyday were healed, and I would sleep / Safe with the good-night memory of stars.”
― Jane Merchant, Halfway Up the Sky: Poems