“We have all read in scientific books, and, indeed, in all romances, the story of the man who has forgotten his name.… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“One of all the terrible effects of grief is that we interpret its absence as egotism. It’s impossible to explain what you… — Fredrik Backman Copy Share Image
Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Our refusal to face the truth about empire, our refusal to defy the multitudinous crimes… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
“A steel door clapped open as a guard stepped from the bulletproof viewing station across the hall. "Adams!" "That you?" "I told… — Davis Bunn Copy Share Image
“But Robin: their dear little Robs. More than ten years later, his death remained an agony; there was no glossing any detail;… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Immensity is always there, but we so often become numb to it, or deceive ourselves into thinking our own lives and selves… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
“Dissociative symptoms—primarily depersonalization and derealization—are elements in other DSM-IV disorders, including schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder, and in the neurologic syndrome of… — James A. Chu Copy Share Image
“Something about her in this moment strikes him as being familiar. The motion of her arm? The shape of her hand? The… — Doug Dorst Copy Share Image
