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“This year so far, I had said, Hello, Goodbye, Do you have change for twenty dollars, Where is the bathroom, and I love you. I had meant every word.”
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“I said that whatever happened in the chaos back then was just chaos, which meant there was no way to imagine if things had gone differently.”
“I came to the work of Harry Crews through word of mouth. A friend was telling me about this fucked-up guy and his book A Feast of Snakes.”
“if she’s playing she’s playing // living or some- / thing in between.”
“I’d almost forgotten why we were heading to Himeji Castle in the first place.”
“The kids saw the scars on his fingers, that big slice on his pinkie, proof of his diligent practice morning, midday, afternoon, and night.”