“Grudges, if left to fester, can become serious maladies. Like a painful ailment they can absorb all of our time & attention.”

“If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation that helps us to make a painful rite of passage from one phase of life, one state of mind, to another. A novel, like a myth, teaches us to see the world differently; it shows us how to look into our own hearts and to see our world from a perspective that goes beyond our own self-interest.”

“A women can hold a grudge for a long time. The longer it simmers, the longer the grudge lasts and I advise you to get this straightened out quick like fashion.”

“The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound.”

“Words cannot explain the bruise that festers into a river that runs deep filled with pain n sorrows which only the visible can cure”

“I got to know [teen music] as we absorb music in passing but can remember only its seriousness and weight.”