Quotes by Edward Fahey

“Harvey wanted to dive into his ugliness; he intentionally reached for those long hours of soul desolation. He waited. He paced, ready to face down whatever was to come.Paulettes, though, busted loo...”

“Paulette awoke with an ache in her heart, a grinding in her gut. If there really was a God, why would He have let anyone put a child through that? She had survived, but at what cost? She was an iti...”

“Sometimes I wish I could feel more painso I could touch that much more beauty.”

“The back of the church was raised up from the ground. Tossed in among its supports were what looked like moldering bones.My heart ached so much for these poor souls, neglected even after death, I t...”

“Decades after little Colleens death, my sister Kathy still loves her daughter dearly. Colleen was born with cerebral palsy. She died in Kaths arms in a rocking chair at the age of six. They were li...”

“There comes a hush between darkness and day.Like expectation of a caress.A murmur of silence. Tree crests peeked down at Paulette through slowly lifting fog. Bark felt around for its texture again....”

“One thing an early-on writer has to learn, is to be comfortable with and responsive to critique. When five people in a group tell you this chapter sucks; dont snap back at them with, Sure, but it g...”

“Darkness crept through. Shadows pried at doors, teased dull edges of recollections that never quite took hold. Memories that would have shriveled under the blinding sun of daylight. And reason.”

“Forgiveness doesnt make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. Its turning back toward being what we really are.”

“I miss you so much in these wee morning hours,when the depth of the night sets my spirit free.When the forest is dark, and there doesnt have to be anything in the worldbut the beauty I pull out of ...”

“Broken hearts show us weve grown out of one stage, by ripping us wide open for the next.Were forced to choose what we do with all that pain: turn it against ourselves, aim it at someone else, or ta...”

“Life is about trying to find our ways back to our one shared soul. When were looking out at the stars, were looking into ourselves.”

“Ancient philosophers and spiritual teachers were explorers. They wanted us to be as well. They thought we should understand this physical world, but not get stuck here. For thousands of years we ha...”

“Paulette had never been flush with self-confidence. People took that as humility, but humility isnt painful and crippling. She hadnt yet learned that humble and self-destructive arent the same thin...”

“As so often happens in my strange writing process, after weeks of distraction; of not thinking about the book at all; yesterday I started writing before the sun was up, or coffee was made. Whipped ...”

“After finishing 1st draft of a novel, I have the characters, dialogue, scenes, and a plotline. I used to think this meant I knew where the story was going, and what the book was about.I have learne...”

“[Charlie is dying:]After what seemed a long while, but hadnt been, Marsh gave Paulettes hand a warm and caring squeeze. Theyre here for him, she said.But their heavenly visitors didnt take him righ...”

“I keep being told that my writing is getting better and better. - Now, at first I am thrilled by that, but then I think, Isn't everybody's? Do some authors grow cozy with their own style, and stay ...”

“Decades after little Colleen’s death, my sister Kathy still loves her daughter dearly. Colleen was born with cerebral palsy. She died in Kath’s arms in a rocking chair at the age of six. They were ...”

“Forgiveness doesn’t make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. It’s turning back toward being what we really are.”