“I got religion in the third grade, and jeepers, did I need it. The devil was in me, and Hardy Biesterveld wasn't… — Michael Perry Coop Copy Share Image
“The sky is deep black, the stars pressing down brilliantly all around, and I am reminded that we are not beneath the… — Michael Perry Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I stand beside Tom's barn and ponder the benign heedlessness of the people in the speeding cars, and here I am in… — Michael Perry Progress Copy Share Image
“Cynicism is overrated, and far too easy. In small doses, cynicism--like irony--provides an essential tempering quality. But to wallow in it, and… — Michael Perry Hope and faith Copy Share Image
“I will never cut it as a Quaker - I cannot find it in me to renounce all violence, not with two… — Michael Perry Busy life Copy Share Image
“[Fire] is lightfooted and shamanic, dancing between the visible and invisible, undoing matter one collapsed molecule at a time, wreaking utter destruction… — Michael Perry Fire Copy Share Image
“In 1951, a man bought a pickup truck because he needed to load things up and move them. Things like bricks and… — Michael Perry Truck-a-love-story Copy Share Image
“Summer here comes on like a zaftig hippie chick, jazzed on chlorophyll and flinging fistfuls of butterflies to the sun.” — Michael Perry Summer Copy Share Image
“From the get-go, my hair was programmed to fall out. One is grateful this so rarely happens with the pancreas or the… — Michael Perry Truck-a-love-story Copy Share Image
“Humans possess no monopoly on the powers of preservation and destruction. Our ability to wield these powers with sustained intent, however, is… — Michael Perry Nature Copy Share Image
“It isn't just the idea of a woman in a truck. At this point, they're everywhere. The statisticians tell us today's woman… — Michael Perry Long ago Copy Share Image
“I deserve a swift kick in the shorts for all the times I've stubbornly wound my way through the library stacks, my… — Michael Perry Library Copy Share Image
“We talk about how he and Leanne are doing knowing full well there is no sufficient answer. p 294” — Michael Perry Grief Copy Share Image
“I am no sort of art expert. I have only been to the Whitney once before, on a previous business visit that… — Michael Perry Art Copy Share Image
“We sort the past in an attempt to sort the present and anticipate the future.” — Michael Perry Time Copy Share Image
“We spend this life looking for a center, a place where we can suspend without a wobble. The specific coordinates are elusive,… — Michael Perry Life Copy Share Image
“You take one last look and think it would have been something to climb that silo and peek out the window before… — Michael Perry Copy Share Image
“Even as a guy with pickup truck sensibilities, I have always gone a little in the liver for patchouli.” — Michael Perry Copy Share Image
“But I hope we don't burden Amy with the idea that living outside the city limits is an inherently pious act. That… — Michael Perry Copy Share Image
