We had loved people we really shouldn't have loved and then married other people in order to forget our impossible loves, or we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.
Miranda JulyIt was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasnโt dying.
Miranda JulyNow began the part of her life where she was just very beautiful, except for nothing. Only winners will know what this feels like. Have you ever wanted something very badly and then gotten it? Then you know that winning is many things, but it is never the thing you thought it would be.
Miranda JulySome people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. Iโve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and then I ask myself: is it worth it? And it just isnโt.
Miranda July