The heart of this reminds me a lot of a passage from Animal Dreams byBarbara kingsolver, in a way I can’t quite put into words… so I’ll just quote her here: “What life can I live that will let me breathe in & out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?”
I ponder that a lot. Often I feel like running off screaming into the woods, but not always.
I love that quote; I kept it by me in college and beyond. And it was harder than I ever imagined it could be to find that life. But I know now that it’s possible; it just didn’t look anything like I thought it might? It didn’t feel anything like I thought it might? I have a lot more to say about this. Thank you, Hannah 🩷
The heart of this reminds me a lot of a passage from Animal Dreams byBarbara kingsolver, in a way I can’t quite put into words… so I’ll just quote her here: “What life can I live that will let me breathe in & out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?”
I ponder that a lot. Often I feel like running off screaming into the woods, but not always.
I love that quote; I kept it by me in college and beyond. And it was harder than I ever imagined it could be to find that life. But I know now that it’s possible; it just didn’t look anything like I thought it might? It didn’t feel anything like I thought it might? I have a lot more to say about this. Thank you, Hannah 🩷
I love this.
You were there helping me learn how to read Kazantzakis 💕
I feel like your soul has taken a very big sigh from your writing. May it be true.
Oh wow. Yes. May it be true.