Harriet Doerr Quotes

memories are like corks left out of bottles. They swell. They no longer fit.

One of the best things about aging is being able to watch imagination overtake memory.

I have everything I need. A square of sky, a piece of stone, a page, a pen, and memory raining down on me in sleeves.

You cannot just waste time. Otherwise you'll die to regret it.

The minute he spoke Spanish, I said, "I'm home."