Laura Kasischke

your life can change in an instant. that instant can last forever.

— Laura Kasischke

“The gum is so minty in my mouth as I chew it, I can hardly inhale. It's like inhaling the steam off…

— Laura Kasischke

Heartbreak could be lived with if it weren't accompanied by regret.

— Laura Kasischke

“The first time I had sex with a man for money, it was September.”

— Laura Kasischke

We must imagine our lives well. We must engage our conscience. Conscience is the voice of God in the nature and heart…

— Laura Kasischke

“if you sing a sad song loud enough, the boys on those torpedo boats can hear you under the sea.”

— Laura Kasischke

“Behind him there's still the mirror…a bit of infinity, which in its disinterest still holds their reflections safely in it.”

— Laura Kasischke

No one is going to hear what she says whether she speaks or not. Simply she could close her eyes and never…

— Laura Kasischke

“The letters, the fading. The labyrinth, the cake. The four hundred brackish lakes of the brain. She searches for the music, but…

— Laura Kasischke

“She knelt at the side of my bed, kissed my cheek, and I woke, rubbed my eyes, looked up at her dreamily.…

— Laura Kasischke

“Sometimes he'd write my mother's new name under his on a scrap of paper...then, the one that hurt her teeth to see,…

— Laura Kasischke

“A fairy tale with a twisted ending, one in which the sun sets like napalm on the prince and princess as they…

— Laura Kasischke

The pursuit of exotic beauty in such a life would have been like having a ball of tinfoil in your stomach, all…

— Laura Kasischke

“The first shot causes warm rain to fall on Diana's arms from the sky. The second plants a mirrored jewel in the…

— Laura Kasischke

Mr. McCleod: And if there's anything I want you guys to take with you from this class, as you're abusing your bodies…

— Laura Kasischke

“The blond stuffs her hairbrush, which is now spun with gold and black silk (a miniature angel's nest) back into her backpack…

— Laura Kasischke

Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and…

— Laura Kasischke

“...but I could see how hard it would be for him to imagine the rest of his life, and where it would…

— Laura Kasischke

“We can talk to one another on telephones in banks, in cars, in line. No more sitting on the floor attached to…

— Laura Kasischke

“--Your headache-- I am trying to imagine it Your head is in your hands The nurse is pouring pills onto a plate…

— Laura Kasischke

“Home" It would take forever to get there but I would know it anywhere: My white horse grazing in my blossomy field.…

— Laura Kasischke