The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

by Beth Brower

One should follow the French in fashion, but not in politics.”

I think he saw the residue of October in my eyes, for his demeanour softened.

I’ve decided positivity is the Everest of virtues. You have to not only confront the dismal realities of life but choose, ofttimes, to blatantly ignore them.

“Faith in the abstract is more comfortable,” I said. I heard an amused sound, then, “It is. But I begin to suspect that faith made concrete is more comforting.”