“Sometimes silence is the greatest sign of understanding and of respect. It is far more consoling than words of false comfort.”
“Sometimes silence is the greatest sign of understanding and of respect. It is far more consoling than words of false comfort.”
“...almost all of us shut ourselves away from what is painful.”
“Today I saw the sun rise, peaceful burst of light across the misty field.”
#sunrise
I finished this one in October but apparently forgot to post it for the #booked2018 challenge for MC over 70. I loved the prose and now definitely want to read some of her poetry, but it was a terribly sad story about aging and how easy it is to let people just fade away.
"I am not mad, only old ... I am in a concentration camp for the old." And so it begins…