“Jimmie would forever be the Renaissance humanist, bearing his faith and optimism like a white light inside a chalice.”
“Love came bearing loveA chalice of light We bathed in love and drank itThen our flesh Seemed like the leavesEnameled bright forever.”
“White for light. White for love. White for forever.”
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement ”
“At that moment, Dave would have lifted a house for Jimmy, held it up to his chest until Jimmy told him where to put it down.”
“This morning I wake to the blue-white light of an approaching spring in New York: the kind of light that promises it will not be this cold forever.”