Life Quote by Kevin Brockmeier

“If I could, I would work my way backward, paring away the years. I would reel my life arouond the wheel of this longing like so much loose wire.” quote by Kevin Brockmeier — Download Open image

““If I could, I would work my way backward, paring away the years. I would reel my life arouond the wheel of this longing like so much loose wire.””

Kevin Brockmeier

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“The street lamps and illuminated signs were all extinguished, and on impulse everybody looked into the sky. The frogs and crickets fell quiet to the count of five before they began to sing again. The smaller stars were spread across the darkness in a fine white powder, and the brighter ones pierced the air like nail points. In Andrew Brady’s…

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