Tim

“Thing is, for me a woman has to have a certain amount of muffling, you know what I mean? Something between you, in the way of insulation. Otherwise, you're right up against her naked soul.”
― Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn

“It turned out that the only difference between children and adults was that children were prepared to put twice the energy into the project of not being sad.”
― Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave is Forgiven

“Kindness is probably the most underrated human quality. We tend to dismiss it when we come across it and seek out more exciting character traits. But kindness is often a refined form of courage. It brings light and warmth into the world. You should always value kindness when you find it.”
― Glenn Haybittle, In the Warsaw Ghetto

“Hiding compels a heightened intimacy with oneself.”
― Glenn Haybittle, In the Warsaw Ghetto