Tiny

“And Keema realized it was not sweat that poured down Jun's chin, but tears, for finally, in the calm of this syncopation, we were quieted, the river cleaned of bodies, the knife taken out of a child's back, and a cold rain falling on the burning house, until the hand in the window slipped away and all that remained was smolder.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“even now it remains hard for me to determine how I feel about the men who had sprung from me—what to do about my deep hatred, and my bottomless love, for them.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“One day in the endless loop of history, in the circular currents of its water, where there was no future, and no past, these steps would be inscribed in the shaft of an antique wooden weapon, and would tell the tale of these two warriors.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“Fathers leave in all sorts of ways. Some of them leave in the dark. Some leave only in their heads, while their bodies remain, staring at the world around them forever distantly. Others fade out over time, like an old photo rubbed raw. Many, gone in an instant.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water