Comments by solitude_stands

  • "But he remained central to our lives, and in his absence, we felt like dislodged bolides wobbling about the universe without orbit."

    - Roman Year by André Aciman

    March 31, 2025

  • "Jesus glided out of the dark with underwater fluency; he was resplendent in a short crimson gown, a large velvet hat trimmed with lynx, a golden girdle around his waist, and a golden baldric trailing behind."

    - Margery Kempe by Robert Glück (though I came across it quoted by Danielle Dutton in Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other)

    August 8, 2024