"Tenth of December" Quotes
"Tenth of December" is a collection of darkly comic and compassionate short stories that explore the complexities of human behavior, morality, and the struggle for dignity in contemporary America.
short stories | 272 pages | Published in 2013
Quotes
There isn't a heart but wishes once in a while it could have been someone else.
Some minds are a landscape you must cross in a single stride, but not Dean's.
But the fact is, nobody spoke up for nobody. You was lucky if you was helped across the street like an old lady.
Each body was a paraphrase, a transcription, each with his own set of omissions.
In the end, all you want are the others. Fine, have them.
You don't know shit about how other people feel, but you're quick to tell them what to think.
The heart can get really cold if all you've known is winter.
Your responsibility is to create joy.
Somehow weakness felt unbalanced, as if it had a force of its own.
The good part about being sad is that you think less about yourself.





