And so I learned what solitude really was. It was raw material - awesome, malleable,older than men or worlds or water. And it was merciless - for it let a man become precisely what he alone made of himself.
David James DuncanThe bad thing about falling into pieces is that it hurts. The good thing about it is that once you're lying there in shards you've got nothing left to protect, and so have no reason not to be honest
David James DuncanWhen experience flies into realms that language cannot touch, honesty demands beyond-language.
David James DuncanIs the work of sun worshippers to honor those who think they can see the sun? Or to worship the sun?
David James DuncanEverybody gets jolted. You, me, before we die weโll all get nailed, lots of times. But that doesnโt mean weโll get turned into witches. You canโt avoid getting zapped, but you can avoid passing the mean energy on. Thatโs the interesting thing about witches, the challenge of them-- learning not to hit back, or hit somebody else, when they zap you. You can bury the zap, for instance, like the gods buried the Titans in the center of the earth. Or you can be like a river when a forest fire hits it--phshhhhhhhhhhhh! Just drown it, drown all the heat and let it wash away.
David James Duncan