i have spent the last twenty-four hours devouring douglas coupland's 'life after god'. i'm glad that i did. i've eyed coupland for years now, but this is the first time that i've ever sat down with him. i want most everyone to read it because i like the way he articulates love and longing. read it and bask in his profundity. and, anyway, there are sketches on every page that made me feel like an innocent child, which sums up almost everything i've ever wanted to be.
"i left the hotel shortly thereafter and, very soon after that, i fell in love. love was frightening and it hurt- not only during, but afterward- when i fell out of love. but that is another story.
i would like to fall in love again but my only hope is that love doesn't happen to me so often after this. i don't want to get so used to falling in love that i get curious to experience something more extreme - whatever that may be."
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