a little black garden

“One of the great secrets of life is learning to live without being happy.”
― Joy Williams, The Changeling

“I can’t understand why God made every tiny snowflake different and all these men the same.”
― Joy Williams, State of Grace

“Love is further than death.”
― Joy Williams, Taking Care

“We are here to prepare for not being here.”
― Joy Williams, The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories

“There are certain times where it does not matter If you hear the word yes or the word no in answer to your question, whether you turn left or right, you will reach your destination.

Not many but some.”
― Joy Williams, 99 Stories of God

“You should have changed if you wanted to remain yourself but you were afraid to change.”
― Joy Williams, 99 Stories of God

“Your silence is a little black garden. You know everything there by heart.”
― Joy Williams, Breaking and Entering