Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Quotes

“If we're not lost—what are we doing here?”
― Bette Howland, Blue in Chicago: And Other Stories

“My grandmother had died the night before; the funeral was tomorrow. I was in New York when my mother called with the news. “No one expects you. You don't need to come.” Hard to tell what this meant; after all these years I still don't speak her language. “You have your memories,” she said. I do? I thought, worried. I couldn't think of any memories. All I could think of were a lot of No Trespassing signs. Private. Keep Out. The woods were papered with them. The past is not such a good neighbor. It knocks when it wants, but it won't let you in. What good are memories?”
― Bette Howland, Blue in Chicago: And Other Stories