J. Kenner quote ✍️

Do you know what passion is?” I blink, confused.“Most people think it only means desire. Arousal. Wild abandon. But that’s not all. The word derives from the Latin. It means suffering. Submission. Pain and pleasure, Nikki. Passion.

Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people have to learn to do it. But once you learn, once you know how to really cry, there's nothing quite like it. I feel sorry …

Do you know what pain is, Cammie? It’s thebody’s physical response to imminent harm. It is the mind’s way of telling us to move ourhand off the stove or let go of the brokenglass.

Do you know what dead skin looks like when they take off a cast? That was my life, all that dead skin. It was strange to feel like the Ari I used to be. Except that wasn’t totally …