“To crave and to have are as like as a thing and its shadow. For when does a berry break upon the tongue as sweetly as when one longs to taste it, and when is the taste refracted into so many hues and savors of ripeness and earth, and when do our senses know any thing so utterly as when we lack it? And here again is a foreshadowing — the world will be made whole. For to wish for a hand on one’s hair is all but to feel it. So whatever we may lose, very craving gives it back to us again.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping
Intriguing image and post – thank you for sharing! Your image captures beautifully “to wish for a hand on one’s hair is all but to feel it”. Housekeeping (as movie) was a benchmark in my growth toward self-awareness. Initially it left me in shock. Might finally be time to read the book! (My kids are grown now.)
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I was completely unaware of the book or movie until I found this quote today. I bought the book and plan to watch the movie later. The internet can be a wonderful thing!
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“For to wish for a hand on one’s hair is all but to feel it.” Lovely. As are you.
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What a sweet thing to say. Thank you!
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