the crows

"never a good sign, he thought, when the crows showed up."

- justin cronin

fairy tales

"but wishes are only granted in fairy tales"

- simone elkeles

rise and shine

"every time you come in yelling that god damn "rise and shine!" "rise and shine?" i say to myself, "how lucky dead people are!""

-tennessee williams

in a box

"life in a box was unbearable.

how did humans stand it?"

- patrick jennings

being sad

"we all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lining in the clouds.  but i believe there is real value in just standing there, being still, being sad."

- john green

detachment

"humor is detachment, and detachment sets you free."

- marty rubin

cast a shadow

"when you light a candle, you also cast a shadow."

-ursula k. le guin