The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss--you have gone and lost something else.
Amy HempelI assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line.
Amy HempelA five-hour flight works out to three days and nights on land, by rail, from sea to shining sea. You can chalk off the hours on the back of the seat ahead. But seventy-some hours will not seem so long to you if you tell yourself first: This is where I am going to be for the rest of my natural life.
Amy Hempel