“The world yearns. This is its sure gravity: the attraction of bodies. Earth for molten star. Moon for earth. A hand for the orb of a breast. This is its movement too: the motion of desire, of a longing toward.” — Alison MacLeod Copy Share Image
“He decides it is better to die in Ireland than in Paris because in Ireland the outdoors looks like the outdoors and gravestones are… — Alison MacLeod Copy Share Image
“To imagine wasn’t to escape but to go deeper; to see through to the secret life of the world.” — Alison MacLeod Copy Share Image
“The world yearns. This is its sure gravity: the attraction of bodies. Earth for molten star. Moon for earth. A hand for the orb… — Alison MacLeod Copy Share Image
