Patrick

“It is a profound, transformative gift to have someone see you as you’d like to be seen, even if you don’t see yourself that way.”
― Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces

“I am a student of migration stories. I am pulled toward accounts of lives rearranged by the journey from one place to another.”
― Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces

“That, ultimately, is the whole point of language, isn’t it? To lessen the crushing burden of existence by creating a tiny bridge between us. I make some sounds, and you feel seen and understood and less lonely.”
― Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces

“I'm not a frivolous man, nor am I, in my opinion, a serious man. It's my belief a man has to be a little of both these days. I believe, too, in the value of ahrd work-the harder the better. A man who isn't working has got too much time on his hands, too much time to dwell on himself and his problems.”
― Raymond Carver, Collected Stories