Mother Quote by Eula Biss

“Sometimes he gives a little flourish with his fingers that makes me wonder if all his movements are a quiet performance.”

— Eula Biss

“I pause when the man at the register lays down a red carnation with my change, says quietly, “This is for you,” and turns…

— Eula Biss

“Sonata,” he says, “means ‘sounding together.’ It is an argument in which one theme is presented in opposition to another and they struggle until…

— Eula Biss

“I think I remember him saying that the problem with a tire fire is that it can smolder for years, burning quietly but uncontrollably.”

— Eula Biss

Wealthier countries have the luxury of entertaining fears the rest of the world cannot afford.

— Eula Biss

“as Jean-Paul Sartre put it, “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” What”

— Eula Biss

A trust-in the sense of a valuable asset placed in the care of someone to whom it does not ultimately belong-captures, more or less,…

— Eula Biss

“When he says, “Why can’t you follow a recipe?” I am hurt, because I know that he is not just asking why I can’t…

— Eula Biss

“We had been arguing for hours and it was dark in the room. We sat silently on the couch, I was tapping my foot…

— Eula Biss

I thought, how would I feel if my son gave one of those [underprivileged] kids chicken pox? For him it's not a terrible thing.…

— Eula Biss

“Mother: “He used to say that you could lock me in a closet and I’d still get something out of it. I guess that’s…

— Eula Biss

“I was shaking when I asked my mother, “Do you think you eat enough?” She was silent for a long time until she said…

— Eula Biss