Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Gates of Fire (1998)
Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
“Alone had always felt like an actual place to me”
Cheryl Strayed book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Source: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Donald Judd (1928–1994) artist
Donald Judd (1974), as quoted in: Joseph J. Rishel et al. (2009) Cézanne and beyond. p. 94: Talking about the work of Cezanne.
1970s
“I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business.
The day you die.”
Yasunari Kawabata book Beauty and Sadness
Source: Beauty and Sadness
Cheryl Strayed book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Variant: Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren't a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.
Source: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
“I felt so aimless - like a tennis ball, bouncing, bouncing - I began to wonder where I'd land.”
James Baldwin book Giovanni's Room
Pt. 2, Ch. 4 - p.108
Giovanni's Room (1956)