“They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly.”
“The chanting went on, the musicians giving in to the rhythm of their own being, finding healing in touching that rhythm, and healing in chanting about death, the only real god they knew.”
“My love for this beautifully broken, yet slowly healing boy, made me strong.”
“It takes skill to be real. Time to heal each other”
“Bruises on the soul hurt even more than bruises on the leg and take longer to heal. Maybe the trick is to try to avoid smashing into stuff so much. And then to be kind to ourselves as we slowly heal.”
“Say it again slowly, that thing about the river.”