“Hey, Jimmy.” “Yeah.” “You ever think about how long we’re going to live?” “No,” he says. “Not really.” “Well, why not?” “I dunno. Guess I’m too busy livin’ it to think about it.” — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“Leaves will fall, cold will creep in A circle of life that ends where it begins It may take a thousand years and a thousand poems penned But my hair will someday gray and my back will bend— Then my… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“Mistakes can be very beautiful. Mistakes lead to surprises. Even joy. And joy makes life worth living.” — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“You know why God’s so hard to find, Trevor? No, Mr. Shaw, I say, why is God so hard to find? God’s so hard… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“She was right where she wanted to be. Right here. Right now. Forever. With him.” — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“Yes, the worst parasites. We reproduce with no internal limitations. We consume and destroy and make war. We have no predator except ourselves, and left unchecked we destroy ourselves every time. And we destroy the planet along with us. Humankind is the thing that must be contained. Man must be checked. We were nature’s mistake—the only species worth extinction is… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share
“I love you.” The words come out almost in a panic, as if there’s no time. As if he’s about to walk into Eden again, and I’ve got to say it before he disappears behind the door. “I love you too.” Jimmy’ response startles me back to the room, the tobacco tin forgotten in my hand. I close it and… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share
“Don’t you let fear have a place in your life, J. Not even a tiny place. Get rid of it from every hidden corner.… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“You know what ‘fine’ stands for, don’t you?” When Jane didn’t respond, Grace answered for her. “It stands for Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, and… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“Caterpillar dun' become butterfly-caterpillar die so butterfly can be. A new thing. We all must let ourselves die to be what we will be.… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a gift too good to be true, can turn out to be too true to be good..” — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
“You can say no if you dun’ wanna do it,” he finally says, “but I was thinkin’ maybe you could teach me to read.” “Shit, Jimmy, I just gave away my reading slate to Bill.” “I know it,” he says, “but I didn’t wanna read none of that stuff anyhow.” “Then what did you want to read?” “I wanna read… — Ryan Winfield Copy Share
Perhaps not all spirits are meant for this world, but they pass through anyway and change for the better those which are. — Ryan Winfield Copy Share Image
