People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances.

...she knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little relief from pain, for being in accord with it means that the fortunate find themselves orphaned.

People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances.

We mark some days as fair, some as foul, because we do not see that the character of every day as identical

I met people when we lived down in Raleigh who'd ask where I grew up, and I'd say about two hours west of Asheville, and they'd say they didn't know there was any North Carolina two hours west of Asheville. It was in many ways an isolated place.

Claim your space. Draw a circle of light around it. Push back against the dark. Don't just survive. Celebrate.

There was a redemption of some kind, he believed, in such complete fulfillment of a desire so long deferred.