of Paint and Pancakes Quotes

“He was as solid as a coral reef and she smashed over him like tempest-whipped waves. Then the seabed began to quiver. Then quake. Then there was nothing solid nor liquid, just the rocking emptiness, which needed to be filled for one moment and all eternity.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“Even when it feels like everything is standing still, time invisibly flows onward and destroys all”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“Paul sat in the gazebo and polished off half the bottle. With each sip, his mind drifted further back, until it rested on a girl he’d known in his youth. He sang, in perfect pitch, the Pink Floyd song, Vera. His voice mingled with the wind and sailed off, seeking a nighttime solidarity with all the lonely lovers whose passion had long since grown cold.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“Routine lends a veneer of normalcy to even the most terrible situation.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“He hummed Under the Boardwalk and watched a log twisting in the foamy surf, unable to make up its mind whether to head out to sea. No one intentionally ends up in New Jersey, Mike thought. We all somehow just wash up on the shore.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“A little while later, they were roaring down the Garden State Parkway. He maneuvered into the left lane, where he found some open road. The asphalt rushed under their wheels, flying by like squandered youth.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“Low hanging willow branches swayed in the breeze like a restless heart.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“You never know when the happiest day of your life will come.” The furrows on his forehead deepened and he added, “Or when it has passed.”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes

“Even when it looks like everything is standing still, time invisibly flows forward and destroys all”
― Marc Arginteanu, of Paint and Pancakes