“He nods, his eyes on her like he's reading a book he's just getting to the end of and can't be interrupted.” — Alden Bell Books Copy Share Image
“She thinks of James Grierson. His Kisses tasted like whiskey, and they landed right and true.” — Alden Bell Copy Share Image
“It makes people feel good to build somethin big. Makes people feel like they're makin progress, I reckon. Progress toward what? It… — Alden Bell Growth Copy Share Image
“I think maybe I was just waitin on the apocalypse so I would have something to occupy me.” — Alden Bell Life lessons Copy Share Image
“But still and all, you can cherish a miracle without deserving one. We’re all of us beholden to the beauty of the… — Alden Bell Beauty Copy Share Image
“Beyond the pursuit of meaning and beyond good and evil too, she says. See, it’s a daily chore tryin to do the… — Alden Bell Beyond good and evil Copy Share Image
“She tells of moments when she would forget, when her own simmering evil would seem to dissipate and let through the clear… — Alden Bell Life Copy Share Image
“Pushing through some viney branches, she comes into a clearing andfinds a sight that makes her hush--and not just her voice but… — Alden Bell Silence Copy Share Image
“They belong, Temple thinks. They have the stink of belonging wherever they go. This world is their world, and they take possession… — Alden Bell Every night Copy Share Image
“Everyone's always tryin to find an entrance to the kingdom of heaven, she says. Me, I ain't so interested in entrances. All… — Alden Bell Kingdom of heaven Copy Share Image
“There is no pain - just travel. On her knees, she stays still as a supplicant ready for communion. It is very… — Alden Bell Big things Copy Share Image
“He was here once before but that was in a different lifetime, when wonders were rare and announced—like amusement parks or school… — Alden Bell Amusement parks Copy Share Image
“Hey, girl. You awake over there?" "Yeah, I'm awake." Just this seems to satisfy him for a minute. Confirmation of awakeness, the… — Alden Bell Sleep Copy Share Image
