Gaze Quotes by Julie Buxbaum

8 Gaze quotes by Julie Buxbaum

Julie Buxbaum’s eight short reflections on gaze give a quick, intimate look at how she frames the act of seeing. It’s a modest collection, but each line feels like a small window into her perspective on the power of a look.

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“I try to think of other things. David’s hand in mine. That was nice. Innocent, friendly hand-holding. I think of his tape…

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“Me: It will get better, right? Eventually, it will get better. Scarlett: I’m sorry I’m not the type to lower our discourse…

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“I think of his hands fixing me a plate, almost touching my banged-up face, and all I can think about is how…

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“Will you think about the kissing?” he asks, and I laugh again and mimic his shrug. If only he knew how much…

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“I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I Was wrong. I had assumed this…

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“we match,” I say, and as soon as the words are out I already know that tomorrow will come and I will…

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“We don’t talk on the ride home. We don’t have to. I feel warm and giddy and like I have a secret…

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“I liked holding David’s hand, though. That part-the snow dampening my face, letting my tears mix without anyone seeing, his fingers snug…

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“Miney says: “Mom is a closet weirdo, and dad is a closet normal, and that’s why they work.”

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“I think about what it would be like to kiss her, to touch my fingertip to her clavicle cluster, to not worry about our…

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“I think David was the one who kicked ass today,” I say. “Literally and figuratively,” David says. “I’ve never seen anything like it. He…

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“SN: how’s your day, Ms. Holmes? Me: Not bad. Yours? SN: good. been doing my homework in listicle form, because, you know, anything to…

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“ I hear my mom in my head, for just a second, since her voice has mostly evaporated—water to air, or maybe disintegrated, dirt to…

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“This is the opposite of love, I realize, when I look over and see my empty couch, see right through my imaginary companions. The…

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“I liked the feeling of her hand in mine.”

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“Annie: I wonder if when he talks dirty, he gets all science-y. Oooh, your matter makes my particles throb.”

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“And now that I've been exposed to this feeling, perfect mouth against perfect mouth, the natural order of things, I wonder why people don't…

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“You’ve got it all wrong, man. It’s not like that,” Ethan says, puts his hands down and into his pocket. He pulls out his…

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