“Time passes, her mother said, peeling carrots. No matter what you do. No matter what happens, she said, crushing garlic, hammering the side of her favorite knife with her fist. Beauty or horror, my heart. Turning on the stove. Beauty… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“But one day the "why" arises and everything begins in that weariness tinged with amazement.” — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“The thing is you have to fight the whole time. You can't stop. Otherwise you just end up somewhere, bobbing in the middle of… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“Now I sat at the small table in my apartment. There was the hum of the room. The sound of the blade cutting through… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“Time passes, her mother said, peeling carrots. No matter what you do. No matter what happens, she said, crushing garlic, hammering the side of… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“And it was the speed that provided some solace. For if it moved like that, it would always move like that, and somehow, because… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“Silver interrupted him, “Tell me what it’s about without telling me the story. I’m not interested in the plot. I want to know what… — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“Cowards spend their lives alone. Either with people who can't hurt them, or with no one at all.” — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
“I would fight for him and against anyone who wouldn't. It wasn't complicated. In the beginning love never is.” — Alexander Maksik Copy Share Image
