“Come back now and help me with these verses. Whisper to me some beautiful secret that you remember from life.”

“Men at fortyLearn to close softlyThe doors to rooms they will not beComing back to.”

“donald justice: i often wonder about the others,where they are bound for on the voyage, what is the reason for their silence, was there some reason to go away?”

“See how the fearful chandelier trembles above you each time you open your mouth to sing.Sing.”

“Go then, O my inseperable, this once more,”

“The Thin ManI indulge myselfIn rich refusals.Nothing suffices.I hone myself toThis edge. Asleep, IAm a horizon.”

“—What do the children say?—There's a thing the children say.—What do the children say?—They say: Will you always love me?—Always.—Will you always remember me?—Always.—Will you remember me a year from now?—Yes, I will.—Will you remember me two years from now?—Yes, I will.—Will you remember me five years from now?—Yes, I will.—Knock knock.—Who's there?—You see?("Great Days," Forty Stories)”