I close my eyes. (They) both laugh when I do this. They think you gotta see to paint, but sight is just a distraction from what it really takes to translate image to art. I let it float out my fingers, escape out my breath, and I don’t need to see when my body is an entire vision.
Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling: A Novel (Knopf, June 7, 2022)
Notes:
- DK Rating: Highly Recommended
- Amazon Top Books of 2022.
- Selected as an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
- NY Times Editor’s Choice Top 10 Books of the Week. NY Times Book Review here.
Live & Learn 
Breathtaking. Oh, to be able to open just one sentence that comes close. I close my eyes…
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Yes. What a talent she is.
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“…don’t need to see when my entire body is a vision.” Whoa… was looking at this book the other day. You’ve just tipped me over the edge….😉
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Tough read in pockets but I loved it. She has so much talent….
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such a beautiful way to describe the feeling of creation
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Isn’t it though!?!
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Incredible. All the most important things in life are felt, not seen.
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Truth. Excellent for sky diving. You see and feel the terror.
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Ha! That is true
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