Posts tagged raymond carver

Woke up this morning with
a terrific urge to lie in bed all day
and read. Fought against it for a minute.

Then looked out the window at the rain.
And gave over. Put myself entirely
in the keep of this rainy morning.

Would I live my life over again?
Make the same unforgiveable mistakes?
Yes, given half a chance. Yes.

Raymond Carver, “Rain” (via vintageanchorbooks)
8 years ago
I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.
Raymond Carver, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” (via literatureismyutopia)
8 years ago
vintageanchorbooks: “ “Drinking’s funny. When I look back on it, all of our important decisions have been figured out when we were drinking. Even when we talked about having to cut back on drinking, we’d be sitting at the kitchen table or out at the...
vintageanchorbooks: “ “Drinking’s funny. When I look back on it, all of our important decisions have been figured out when we were drinking. Even when we talked about having to cut back on drinking, we’d be sitting at the kitchen table or out at the...
vintageanchorbooks: “ “Drinking’s funny. When I look back on it, all of our important decisions have been figured out when we were drinking. Even when we talked about having to cut back on drinking, we’d be sitting at the kitchen table or out at the...

vintageanchorbooks:

“Drinking’s funny. When I look back on it, all of our important decisions have been figured out when we were drinking. Even when we talked about having to cut back on drinking, we’d be sitting at the kitchen table or out at the picnic table with a six-pack or whiskey.” 
― Raymond Carver, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

9 years ago