“out of a shardstrewnmadnessI stand upand look upon my hand,how it draws the oneand onlycircle”

“Hey." Tod squeezed my hand to draw me out of my thoughts. "I think death looks good on you.”

“I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.”

“I didn't want any flowers, I only wanted To lie with my hands turned upand be utterly empty.How free it is, you have no idea how free - The peacefulness is so big it dazes you,And it asks for nothing. ~ Tulips (1961)”

“His life was gentle; and the elementsSo mixed in him, that Nature might stand upAnd say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”

“My heart is heavy, she thought. It’s not just a saying. It is what is—heavy, a great stone lodged in my breast, pressing down my whole being. How can I even stand straight and look out upon the world? I am doubled over into myself and, for all the weight, find only emptiness.”