Words are our life. We are human because we use language. So I think we are less human when we use less language.
Here's to another year and let's hope it's above ground.
It's hard work being a person, you have to do it every single day.
Anyone's childhood can be an act of disablement if rehearsed and replayed and squinted at in a certain light. . .
In a long and healthy life, which is what most of us have, there is plenty of time.
The scolding voice is her own, so abrasive and quick, yet so powerless to move her.