“People who read D.H. Lawrence suspect that the forbidden is not necessarily without its virtue, and so are easily persuaded that the… — Kevin Brockmeier Character Copy Share Image
In seventh grade I gradually became aware that that quickness of feeling was something I was supposed to have outgrown. I was… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
“A consensus slowly gathered among us. We had given up something important, we believed: the fire, the vigor, that came with a… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
If your reading life and your friendships overlap, that's just a nice coincidence - a case where the conversation you're having with… — Kevin Brockmeier Book Copy Share Image
“The game had to be played the same way every day or the pieces would fall to the floor, the board would… — Kevin Brockmeier Change Copy Share Image
Dreaming was easier than screaming, and screaming was easier than worrying, and worrying was easier than crying, which was what she knew… — Kevin Brockmeier Cry Copy Share Image
I was wholly invested in my friendships. I might have tested them sometimes, but only to reassure myself that they were permanent.… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
Anyone who has ever experienced love knows that you can have too much or too little. You can have love that parches,… — Kevin Brockmeier Defeat Copy Share Image
I don't think our lives actually unfold with morals attached to them, or meanings that are easily extracted, or jokes designed to… — Kevin Brockmeier Character Copy Share Image
“Occasionally, the light seemed to arrive from a distinct direction, like the sun slanting through a gap in a curtain, but often… — Kevin Brockmeier Artist Copy Share Image
I suppose that when you're growing up, you're bound to reach an age when you feel buffeted by all the changes in… — Kevin Brockmeier Age Copy Share Image
You remember having friends who used to lampoon the world so effortlessly, crouching at the verge of every joke and waiting to… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I remember the way I used to be," she said as we sat across the table from each other, "and I'm… — Kevin Brockmeier Respect Copy Share Image
“They were like those deep-sea creatures with watery, transparent skin: you could see the soft little jerking beans of their hearts, you… — Kevin Brockmeier Animals Copy Share Image
I'm uncommonly slow to show my work to other people, and by the time I do I've usually exhausted myself so completely… — Kevin Brockmeier Effort Copy Share Image
“But love doesn't always generate hope. Anyone who has ever experienced love knows that you can have too much love or too… — Kevin Brockmeier Hope Copy Share Image
“Olivia had changed so much since then. She had changed in ways she would never have been able to anticipate. She had… — Kevin Brockmeier Change Copy Share Image
