“The acknowledgement of death rises and subsides in us like waves that must be ridden out. We keep our heads above this dangerous water to avoid being submerged in fear, or in hopeless resignation.” — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“Empathy, the way that we can place ourselves, imaginatively, in the position of another person, is at the heart of what we do as… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“This book [The Decameron] is a reminder that the storyteller doesn't have a monopoly on the exercise of the imagination; it's based on the… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“A good book laces invisible fingers into the shape of a winter armchair or a hammock in the sun. I'm not talking about comfort,… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“We're at once alone and in close company: this is the great gift of the novel, the element that makes reading more than a… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“Attraction is explained as a function of reincarnation: people who knew each other in past lives are helpless in the face of an emotion… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“Schopenhauer has a metaphor for human closeness. He writes about cold porcupines who have to snuggle up to keep warm, but if they snuggle… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“In Gothic fiction, characters must contend with the dead, with active hauntings or with hallucinations of hauntings, as well as whatever other trying circumstances… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
“The acknowledgement of death rises and subsides in us like waves that must be ridden out. We keep our heads above this dangerous water… — Brenda Walker Copy Share Image
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