“When he says, “Why can’t you follow a recipe?” I am hurt, because I know that he is not just asking why… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“Sonata,” he says, “means ‘sounding together.’ It is an argument in which one theme is presented in opposition to another and they… — Eula Biss Sonata Copy Share Image
“Sometimes he gives a little flourish with his fingers that makes me wonder if all his movements are a quiet performance.” — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
A trust-in the sense of a valuable asset placed in the care of someone to whom it does not ultimately belong-captures, more… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“I move one seat closer to the couple on the bus. They are holding hands but she is looking out her window… — Eula Biss Couple Copy Share Image
“I think I remember him saying that the problem with a tire fire is that it can smolder for years, burning quietly… — Eula Biss Fire Copy Share Image
“He hears his mother and his sister-in-law talk about how lonely it is to be married to a musician, how many nights… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“She talks to herself as she hollows out a stoneware bowl. She is saying something about containment. She talks to her dogs… — Eula Biss Mother Copy Share Image
“Whenever a tool is handled with ease and with a minimum of false motions, so that it will produce accurate and satisfactory… — Eula Biss Carpenter Copy Share Image
“I come home to an empty house and fill the sink with water. The pigeons above the window are clucking. I let… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“We drove past our old house,” the woman told me, “and I noticed that the tree he had watered through the droughts… — Eula Biss Old house Copy Share Image
“Mother: “Rumi wrote that…roughly…the only thing that will be with you to your grave is your work. Only your work will speak… — Eula Biss Mother Copy Share Image
