Karen Thompson Walker, The Age Of Miracles Quotes
It requires a certain kind of bravery, I suppose, to choose the status quo. There's a certain boldness to inaction.
We were a different kind of Christian, the quiet, reasonable kind, a breed embarrassed by the mention of miracles.
The only thing you have to do in this life is die, " said Mrs. Pinsky..."everything else is a choice.
We were like wanderers in a desert, blessed with a rare downpour, but unable to store the rain.
This was the first time I noticed it, the inevitable space between father and man.
He'd grown eager to hand off his things, as if the weight of his possessions kept him tethered to this earth, and by giving them away, he could snip those strings.