Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence, every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to measure against. And when I was young I didn't understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.
Audrey Niffenegger…she smiles in an exhausted but warm sort of way, as though she is a brilliant sun in some other galaxy
Audrey NiffeneggerWhat is more basic than the need to be known? It is the entirety of intimacy, the elixir of love, this knowing.
Audrey NiffeneggerHe made the boxes because he was lonely. He didn't have anyone to love, and he made the boxes so he could love them, and so people would know that he existed, and because birds are free and the boxes are hiding places for the birds so they will feel safe, and he wanted to be free and be safe. The boxes are for him so he can be a bird.
Audrey Niffenegger