Sublime

A cheap, acquiescent labor pool is the delight of supply side economics.

Because it’s the quotidian minutes of our lives that will go on forever, that will tell us who we were, who our neighbors and our mothers were, when we were too diligent in thinking they were nothing like us.

She looked at the trees, she looked at the grass, she looked at the faces of the passers-by. It had been interesting, it had been rather good, and it was still rather good. But really, she was ready. Since the time had come, she was ready. Paulette would miss her for a long time, Paul for less, but really, their sorrow was their business, not hers.

“Motu et Lumine.” How apt. The motto from the Venetian fireplace looked simultaneously to her past and her future—and to her aim to live “with motion and light.”

How do we lead a good life in all circumstances?

“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop “Leaving One” by Ralph Angel “A Cat in an Empty Apartment” by Wisława Szymborska “Apples” by Deborah Digges “Michiko Nogami (1946–1982)” by Jack Gilbert “Eating Alone” by Li-Young Lee “The Potter” by Peter Levitt “Black Dog, Red Dog” by Stephen Dobyns “The Word” by Mark Cox “Death” by Maurycy Szymel “This” by Czeslaw

Many of us have lived desert lives: very small on the surface, and enormous under the ground.

Fourth, and perhaps most important, there is a recognition that building community is a requisite foundation for building a better world.