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
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…
- 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… - 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…
Writing is a supernatural thing. - Silas House
Writing is a supernatural thing.
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… - Silas House
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…
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.
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…
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,…
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…
But you cannot know a place without loving it and hating it and feeling everything in between. You cannot understand a complex people by only looking… - Silas House
But you cannot know a place without loving it and hating it and feeling everything in between. You cannot understand a complex people by only looking…
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