The Virgin Suicides

Cecilia tugged the bracelets until the tape came unstuck. Then she froze.
Mrs. Lisbon said, "All right. Go up, then. We'll have fun without you."
As soon as she had permission, Cecilia made for the stairs. p 29

Most of our parents attended the funeral,
leaving us at home to protect us from the contamination of tragedy. p 38

The window from which Cecilia jumped was still open. p 41

Basically, what we have here is a dreamer. Someone out of touch with reality.
When she jumped, she probably thought she could fly.
- Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides

broken glass

I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge
I am happy.
- Anna Held

leap of faith

Leap and the net will appear
- John Burroughs

Queen of Pentacles

The mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

-Francis Bacon

Richard Avedon

All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
- Richard Avedon

paint it black

“I can only wait for the final amnesia, the one that can erase an entire life.”
- Luis Buñuel

the joker

“If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him,
he has created him in his own image and likeness”
-Dostoyevsky

spirit

Were written in disappearing ink.

- seth waxman

hearts and bones

never grow a wishbone, daughter, where you backbone ought to be
- clementine paddleford

let the sun shine

the wound is the place where the Light enters you...
- Rumi