“If heaven is tolerant and writers are allowed (bunch of liars though they are), I wonder if they gather for coffee to ponder the prose they should have written instead.”
Lori Lansens, The Girls“Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth.”
Lori Lansens, The Girls“Her changing perception of time had altered the sum of her reflections.”
Lori Lansens, The Wife's Tale“When you get older, you think of sadness in a different way. You don't judge it so harshly.”
Lori Lansens, The Mountain Story“The most successful people in the most impossible situations are the ones that are sure they're gonna get out of it, and they go on thinking that, even if they die trying.”
Lori Lansens, The Mountain Story“The beach was empty and dark but she couldn't hear her fear over the call of the surf.”
Lori Lansens, The Wife's Tale