She sat down next to him on the swing in her nightgown, not slim the way girls get when they are not loved at seventeen, not fat the way women get when they are not loved at fifty, but absolutely right, a roundness, a firmness, the way women are at any age when there is no question.
- from Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
One of my favorite books of all time. Reminds me that i should go dandelion gathering soon. There are almost all gone.
No comments:
Post a Comment