Tim

“You'd like to think the death of a person is like the death of a star, that it will enrich the cosmos with precious elements, with added meaning.”
― Glenn Haybittle, The War in Venice

“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

“The panic attacks have been a part of Zinnia’s life for almost six months. They allow no pathway back to the innocent complacency with which she once made sense of the world around her. With every new attack more of her identity crumbles. Every day the panic rubs something else out that has been achieved with application, sometimes with inspiration.”
― Glenn Haybittle, The Memory Tree

“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