Now I had seen the grief of the two strongest people I knew. And somehow, Daddy's and Edie's crying made them seem even stronger to me. It was better to cry than to suck it up and go around conjuring hate in your heart
Writing is a supernatural thing. - Silas House
Writing is a supernatural thing.
- Silas House
Whole scenes of your life slip away forever if you don't put them down in ink. - Silas House
Whole scenes of your life slip away forever if you don't put them down in ink.
Sometimes just being still is the best thing you can do for yourself. - Silas House
Sometimes just being still is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Strange, how such a small realization can affect everyone's life forever. In movies there is always a carefully staged moment - a big crescendo of mu… - Silas House
Strange, how such a small realization can affect everyone's life forever. In movies there is always a carefully staged moment - a big crescendo of mu…
I always tell my writing students that every good piece of writing begins with both a mystery and a love story. And that every single sentence must b… - Silas House
I always tell my writing students that every good piece of writing begins with both a mystery and a love story. And that every single sentence must b…
Because they [Americans] want to be thought of as a rich nation, they are very ashamed of this place [Appalachia] that has come to represent poverty,… - Silas House
Because they [Americans] want to be thought of as a rich nation, they are very ashamed of this place [Appalachia] that has come to represent poverty,…
In New York, the buildings are like mountains in some ways, but they are only alive because of the people living in them. Real mountains are alive al… - Silas House
In New York, the buildings are like mountains in some ways, but they are only alive because of the people living in them. Real mountains are alive al…
Maybe all the secrets of life were written on the surface of leaves, waiting to be translated. If I touched them long enough, I might be given some i… - Silas House
Maybe all the secrets of life were written on the surface of leaves, waiting to be translated. If I touched them long enough, I might be given some i…
I had always found comfort in the leaves, in their silence. They were like a parchment that holds words of wisdom. Simply holding them in my hand gav… - Silas House
I had always found comfort in the leaves, in their silence. They were like a parchment that holds words of wisdom. Simply holding them in my hand gav…
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