I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it would resemble a scrap of lace. I am a lover of history . . . [but]… — David Ebershoff Copy Share Image
Isn't it interesting what a stranger can offer? A little wisdom, a little mercy, a little love. — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“There is nothing more alarming to a boy than seeing a mother, or a father, buckling. It says to him that all will not… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“Even though she was sitting next to the man, she couldn't believe he had noticed her. It felt to her as if no one… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“My duty, I know, is to lead. I cannot offer an array of options. I must offer a long but narrow path to Salvation,… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“I suppose my greatest disappointment has been realizing my father, like Joseph and Brigham before him, tried to shroud his passions in the mantle… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
I trust you have seen the ocean. If you have, then you have witnessed the divine. How barren the ground is in comparison! If… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
Last year when my grandma fell and broke her hip she couldn't paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa started doing it for her,… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“A final note on numbers: My research shows Ann Eliza was most likely Brigham's 52 of 55 wives. As far as I can tell,… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain.” — David Ebershoff Copy Share
The agony of martyrdom is almost too much to bear. In the early hours, when the loss is fresh, there is no comfort in… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“When my mom pulled the trigger my dad had a full house, three fives and a pair of ducks. He was all in. The… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“Do you know what I miss most about Rosemary? Simply knowing she was there.” — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“Anna's voice wasn't a beautiful voice - rough edged and sorrowful, a bit used, somehow male and female at once. Yet it had more… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
“Isn't a gay Mormon like an oxymoron?' 'Do I look like an oxymoron to you?' 'An oxymormon.” — David Ebershoff Copy Share
I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it… — David Ebershoff Copy Share
![“I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it would resemble a scrap of lace. I am a lover of history . . . [but] history has one flaw. It is a subjective art, no less so than poetry or music. . . . The historian writes a truth. The memoirist…” quote by David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/david-ebershoff-29756_art_i-must-say-a-few-words-about-memory-it-i_2971298.png)