“For a moment the pain vanished. Comfort was the answer to all life’s problems. It didn’t solve them, but it made them more distant for a bit as they quietly worsened.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Pain is just weakness leaving the body, and then being replaced by pain. Lots of pain.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“You know, they always say, “If you’re trying to meet someone, you may never find them. But it’s when you’re not looking, that’s when… — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Everyone in this town is frightening and friendly and kind and awful. But everyone everywhere is.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“People die all the time for all different kinds of reasons. I wouldn’t worry if I were you.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“A story never stands on its own, but exists in the context of the storyteller.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Remember, this is America. Vote correctly or never see your loved ones again.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“There are moments in life in which it is made clear to us how vastly we have misunderstood.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“It didn't matter what he said. The world is terrifying. It always is. But Cecil reminded her that it was ok to relax in… — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“But here is the truth of nostalgia: We don’t feel it for who we were, but who we weren’t. We feel it for all… — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Many find it difficult to breathe without the atmosphere but we knew how. We just stopped breathing.” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Remember: If you see something, say nothing, and drink to forget. The” — Joseph Fink Copy Share Image
“Diane sometimes hears that Troy is an actuary. Sometimes she hears Troy is a florist. Sometimes she hears Troy is a cop, a toll collector, a professor, a musician, a stand-up comedian. Once, she heard a terrible rumor he became a librarian but she could not imagine Troy becoming the darkest of evil beasts no matter what he had done… — Joseph Fink Copy Share
