239 notes "Hours later, the cat was asleep, and Erin lay next to it, her eyes half-closed. There was purring. I felt content. Why does it give so much comfort to be responsible for someone’s sleep? We all — don’t we? — want creatures sleeping in our homes while we walk about, turning off lights."
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Dave Eggers, from “Quiet” in How We Are Hungry

I don’t love Eggers, but every once in a while a phrase will hit me and I’ll be like, “Okay, yes. I understand.”

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July 16th