See what I mean? Take one small thing in hand,
open it up, and there's another door,
and another, long corridors of views
into the heart of darkness and light.
There's no such thing as a small portion
once you bite in and savor the flavors.
~ Julia Alvarez*
_______________________* From "Small Portions" in The Woman I Kept to Myself (Algonquin Books, 2004)
Julia Alvarez, Novelist, Essayist, Poet, Children's Author
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I read Alvarez's "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" and "In the Time of Butterflies" years ago. The quotation brought it all back.
Thanks for sharing this, Maureen. Lovely to read on a Sunday before sitting down to some submission packets.
now...that's a thought.
even small portions can be big when savored.
I like this thought.
Hallways and doors. Spring is a time of possibilities.
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