Lori LansensI hum some secret place into being, thinking of this other me, the one that only I can see, a girl called She, who is not We, a girl who I will never be. ✨ Lori Lansens (200… ▶376Thought
Lori LansensAunt Lovey used to tell me that if I wanted to be a writer, I needed a writer's voice. 'Read,' she'd say, 'and if you have a writer's voice, one day it will shout out, 'I can do t… ▶343LoveReading
Lori LansensIf 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. ✨ Lo… ▶345ReadingReflection
Lori LansensIf you don't like something about yourself, change it. If you're OK with it, you gotta own it. There's nothing in between. ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Wife's Tale, p.176, Kno… ▶346Thought
Lori LansensI feel, holding books, accommodating their weight and breathing their dust, an abiding love. I trust them, in a way that I can't trust my computer, though I couldn't do without it… ▶303LoveReading
Lori LansensThe strangest thing about strange things is that they're only strange when you hear about them or think about them later, but never when you're living them. ✨ Lori Lansens (… ▶317LifeReadingThought
Lori LansensWrite,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth. ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Girls, p.14, Vintage Canada298ReadingTruth
Lori LansensHow cruel it must be for a man to live past his soul. ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Girls, p.411, Vintage Canada259Time
Lori LansensI have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to the beguiling moon. I’ve never used an airplan… ▶161Love
Lori LansensThe city, no matter how small, is corrupt and unrepentant, while the sun shines brighter in the country, making people more wholesome. ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Girls, p.46… ▶151HopeHumanity
Lori LansensArt isn't a product. It's an experience ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Girls, p.385, Vintage Canada219Life
Lori Lansensthe only thing left to do is love ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). Rush Home Road, p.172, Vintage Canada208Love
Lori LansensWhat is it about sadness that can be so fulfilling? ✨ Lori Lansens (2009). The Girls, p.38, Vintage Canada1510Sadness
