“...as soon as I saw the three-bin stainless steel pot sink, exactly like ours, I felt instantly at home and fell into peeling potatoes and scraping plates for the dishwasher like it was my own skin. And that, just like that, is how a whole life can start.”
“Eventually she fell asleep, but I kept the phone against my ear, lulled by her breathing, and her breathing again in the background. And yes, it felt like home. Like everything belonged exactly where it was.”
“The dream state just before wakening when it seems perfectly logical for the goldfish not to like peeling its own potatoes on the bus.”
“There is nothing quite like the cold taste of gun oil on a stainless steel barrel to bring your life into focus. ”
“the night fell over me, and for a moment I lost my boundaries, feeling like the sky was my own skin”
“I don't like questions at all if they are anything like how I like my mashed potatoes: loaded.”