She was fluent in four languages and yet her fists against the rusted hood were the fullest articulation of her defeat.
Anthony MarraShe wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency.
Anthony MarraSleep just a while longer, that's it, where else can you go where you neither suffer nor cause suffering.
Anthony MarraFrom personal experience, I completely agree that it is often easier to go for monotone sadness. When I was starting out, I wrote a gazillion short stories that ran the gamut of human suffering - drug addiction, child abuse, terminal illness, loved ones dying by all manner of misfortune, etc. In hindsight, it's clear that I mistook the power of the situation for the power of the story.
Anthony Marra