If you live in the dark a long time and the sun comes out, you do not cross into it whistling. There's an initial uprush of relief at first, then-for me, anyway- a profound dislocation. My old assumptions about how the world works are buried, yet my new ones aren't yet operational.There's been a death of sorts, but without a few days in hell, no resurrection is possible.
That’s what’s so gorgeous about humanity. It doesn’t matter how bleak our daily lives are, we still fight for the light. I think that’s our divinity.… - Mary Karr
That’s what’s so gorgeous about humanity. It doesn’t matter how bleak our daily lives are, we still fight for the light. I think that’s our divinity.…
- Mary Karr
Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But … - Mary Karr
Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But …
Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt. - Mary Karr
Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt.
Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and you’re not there anymore. It’s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and … - Mary Karr
Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and you’re not there anymore. It’s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and …
The words and sentences you take into your body from books are no less sacred and healing than communion. Surely at least one such person lives in yo… - Mary Karr
The words and sentences you take into your body from books are no less sacred and healing than communion. Surely at least one such person lives in yo…
Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild. - Mary Karr
Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild.
I'm doomed to act like myself, even when it's inconvenient! - Mary Karr
I'm doomed to act like myself, even when it's inconvenient!
I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer. - Mary Karr
I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer.
A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it. - Mary Karr
A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.
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