soracities:Andre Dubus, “On Charon’s Wharf”, Broken Vessels: Essays[Text ID: “And I believe I can do
soracities:Andre Dubus, “On Charon’s Wharf”, Broken Vessels: Essays[Text ID: “And I believe I can do this in an ordinary kitchen with an ordinary woman and five eggs. The woman sets the table. She watches me beat the eggs. I scramble them in a saucepan, as my now-dead friend taught me; they stand deeper and cook softer, he said. I take our plated, spoon eggs on them, we sit and eat. She and I and the kitchen have become extraordinary: we are not simply eating; we are pausing in the march to perform an act together; we are in love; and the meal offered and received is a sacrament which says: I know you will die; I am sharing food with you; it is all I can do, and it is everything.”] -- source link
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