Kindle Notes & Highlights
Compared to the patterns of nature, a person’s life was almost immeasurably brief.
Carrie was brief
Borders, along with government, religion, and even basic human needs, all meant nothing, given you had enough wealth. And because of this worship of wealth, profit was the only motive, the only reason to be. It was the only engine left in the world, and those who controlled the destiny of the United States would not hesitate to cannibalize the nation’s future or its people in order to simply have more, now.
shitty world.... sung to the tune of "smelly cat"
“You too, little one. I’ll see you soon.”
... used a ritual stock phrase. ruffled her hair but he would never see her alive again.... except on the cctv
the only commodity they couldn’t buy was more time.
true
Baltic
Balkan?
To her, seeing father and daughter together in an tender moment like this was beautiful; it stopped time for her, as if the universe was allowing her an instant of awareness, of unconditional love flowing like a true force of nature through all three of them, connecting them, and with that connection came total understanding of the purpose and cycle of life.
I shared that once. I danced in the night cradling my baby girl
Alex will keep you safe. Just like you’ll keep him safe. It’s what I believe. It’s what I have faith in. The both of you.”
Is Faith enough? Nothing kept Carrie safe!
He silently prayed to the gods of his grandfather that saving Nikki Ellis’ life would be enough to save his soul.
I hope so too. I pray that God listens and understands everything.
“It’s your source of despair. It’s the answer you search for, but it will forever escape your grasp until you accept it. It’s the unchangeable truth. That nothing you do matters, and that deep inside, everyone’s just an animal, each individual armed with psychological weaponry capable of immense destruction.
The Fear
It’s the long game of the universe, indifference. That’s the missing piece for you. The part that you do not understand.
The Fear (2)
the faint trace ghosts of the lives and purpose of all those who had passed and left their impact on the momentum could be felt, their existences
barely audible echoes through time.
Carrie's bedroom
It made him smile.
I wish....
Grieving
