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> [“She wrote his name on a piece of paper and lit it with a match. The letters curled as they turned dark and misshapen until she didn’t recognize them. They were figments of something that she had done in her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/she-wrote-his-name-on-a-piece-of-paper-and-lit-it-with-a-match-the/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

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> [“What was she left with but ashes and darkness once the light of the flame went out? The smell of smoke lingered like a memory of him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/what-was-she-left-with-but-ashes-and-darkness-once-the-light-of-the/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

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## More by Eric Overby

> [“To the poet, Every act is poetry; From cutting the grass, To cleaning a headstone. From walking, To breathing... ...No matter the situation, “Yes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/to-the-poet-every-act-is-poetry-from-cutting-the-grass-to-cleaning-a/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“The early Christians took this story and used it as the backdrop for the doctrine of ‘The Trinity.’ For me, though, this myth has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/the-early-christians-took-this-story-and-used-it-as-the-backdrop-for/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Our lives are constantly in a state of change and evolution. The things that cause you to identify as “you” are temporary, moving foundations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/our-lives-are-constantly-in-a-state-of-change-and-evolution-the/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“To the poet, Every act is poetry; From cutting the grass, To cleaning a headstone. From walking, To breathing. Every act is something worth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/to-the-poet-every-act-is-poetry-from-cutting-the-grass-to-cleaning-a-2/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“To know your mind, you need a little distance. You need to be a step or two away and be able to notice what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/to-know-your-mind-you-need-a-little-distance-you-need-to-be-a-step-or/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Someone grabbed his coat Again, he stops his journey To be there with her”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/someone-grabbed-his-coat-again-he-stops-his-journey-to-be-there-with/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Times of suffering will come, use them To grow into a better version of yourself. Use the dirt to grow flowers. Let the storm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/times-of-suffering-will-come-use-them-to-grow-into-a-better-version/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Become something worth remembering. Leave something worth carrying on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/become-something-worth-remembering-leave-something-worth-carrying-on/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“If you haven’t learned something From periods of suffering, If you haven’t wrung the juices Of your own pain and drank them For your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/if-you-haven-t-learned-something-from-periods-of-suffering-if-you/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Publishing a book, Watching its ways Force me to look At a screen for days "Be still, be still", My heart screams for life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/publishing-a-book-watching-its-ways-force-me-to-look-at-a-screen-for/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“Protesting often times takes a stance of offense; a form of violence that may not always be physical but is a form of violence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/protesting-often-times-takes-a-stance-of-offense-a-form-of-violence/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“She wrote his name on a piece of paper and lit it with a match. The letters curled as they turned dark and misshapen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/she-wrote-his-name-on-a-piece-of-paper-and-lit-it-with-a-match-the/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“My heart beats with you, Love runs red throughout my veins, Making me alive SA Node - Haiku”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/my-heart-beats-with-you-love-runs-red-throughout-my-veins-making-me/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“It seems that we are distracted because we are always in search of something better. We always want to see a different place or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/it-seems-that-we-are-distracted-because-we-are-always-in-search-of/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

> [“You told me we had to stop And left in the rain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/you-told-me-we-had-to-stop-and-left-in-the-rain/)

[Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/)

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