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“What seems real one moment is fiction the next
and gone out of existence the moment after that.
Nostalgia is the greatest enemy of truth,
and change our only constancy.”
― David Budbill, Judevine: The Complete Poems, 1970-1990

“The town of North Falls consisted of twenty-eight square miles positioned on a high plateau in the southern region of the Green Mountain range. It had the highest altitude of any village in the state, which meant the snow came early and it came often. It also meant that the first thing anybody noticed about the town was the church steeple. The rotting whitewashed wood and the slatted oval window and the copper spire all connected to the simple wood framing. It was the highest point in the state, and people liked to say that it was closer to God than anywhere else in Vermont. Not that it did the town much good.”
― Ian Pisarcik, Before Familiar Woods

“The north wind roaring down in October is cruel and cold and reminds you again 鈥� as the sea has a way of doing 鈥� that nature does not care for man. And somehow that makes the red and yellow leaves and the blue, deceptive noons all the sweeter and more precious because living is so dangerous and so short and can be so bitter.”
― Elliott Merrick, Green Mountain Farm

“Sometimes in winter there comes a spell of snowstorms and sunshine and terrific contentment. On snowy afternoons there is a special blessedness in saying, oh it is too snowy to chop wood this afternoon. And the gray snow sifts down, and one takes off one's boots and sits by the fire and is glad of the way wool socks smell; and a pie is baking in the oven, and the gray snow is sifting down.”
― Elliott Merrick, Green Mountain Farm

“The closer your social media you is to the real you, the happier you鈥檒l be.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“It鈥檚 a bridal veil waterfall. Folks come to cliff jump from the shorter waterfall beside it. I prefer a climb alongside to the top of the taller one. There are no trails to the top. I鈥檒l be with you the whole way.鈥� Her hand warmed in his. 鈥淚鈥檒l catch you.鈥�
鈥淏ut kiwis don鈥檛 fly,鈥� Charlotte said.
He laughed lightly with her reference to New Zealand鈥檚 iconic flightless bird鈥nd the name they adopted for themselves. There was her sweetness. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e well read. Nope, but I have mad skills.”
― Jean M. Grant

“Vermont My Home is a Celebration of the Green Mountain State”
― T Namaya

“New England is a dream handspun by good vibes.”
― Lakshya Bharadwaj

“Some folks just like to snoop, to get their hands and eyes on the parts of another person's life they were never meant to hold, never invited to hold, simply because they can.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Just as an unlocked door is not an invitation for others to walk in, neither is it an obstacle to the kind of access a well motivated snooper needs to achieve their sinful ends.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Everyone has a story to tell, and some have tales they鈥檒l never tell a soul.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“She sized him up again, once she was sure he wasn鈥檛 looking, and this time took note of his sneakers. She hated his sneakers. Not just because they were gray, which made them ugly and boring, but because they were gray with old, frayed, orange laces too. Timothe茅 Chalamet could pull that look off, but not her brother.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Jeffrey successfully managed a fast-food restaurant in Rutland, where he taught his staff to remain happy and friendly with customers at all times. 鈥業f you鈥檙e not smiling,鈥� he told them, 鈥榯he customers won鈥檛 smile either, and that makes them one step closer to being nasty fucking assholes who none of us need in our lives.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“He maintained this eternal lie of optimism for his own sake every bit as much as for theirs. They were amused by his dating antics, he鈥檇 long since learned, so he may as well keep feeding them the same bullshit year after year.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“As she looked into Gloria鈥檚 eyes, she saw only love: concerned, determined love. Fierce love. Ferocious love. The kind of generous, supportive love Peaches had specifically come there that evening hoping to find.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“It was all so easy, he thought, tracing his way through each of his actions in the previous hour. So easy it鈥檇 be stupid not to do it again. Look around even more next time. Enjoy the experience. Poke around a bit. Take something.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Audrey was a world champion complaint handler, and witnessing her at work was like witnessing Rembrandt paint or Michelangelo sculpt. When most people would lose their shit at some of the ridiculous crap guests tried blaming on hotel staff, Audrey was a consummate professional, and practically a magician.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“There really was nothing else like it on earth. Nothing else he鈥檇 ever experienced before, anyhow. It was an unmatched, unrivaled, kinetic high just to be inside the front door of someone else鈥檚 house without their knowledge or permission, let alone any of the other miniature highs of opening drawers and cabinets to snoop around. Whereas some folks were built to avoid such drama by nature, Pat lived for this kind of thing. He鈥檇 been born for it.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Adrenaline was the most beautiful drug in the world just then, and he鈥檇 eat it, drink it, and fuck it all night if he could.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“It was a high no booze or drug could ever hope to achieve in similar doses, though if he could bottle that feeling for himself and the world, he wouldn鈥檛 hesitate at all. It was simply unlike anything else he鈥檇 ever felt before, and not being able to tell anyone what he鈥檇 done only made the adventure that much more incredible.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“No one really cares about the truth, only the illusion of truth.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“In the gay world, exchanging numbers was the equivalent of going steady, and Jeffrey wasn鈥檛 sure he was prepared for such a dramatic change in their online relationship. Were they even ready for this? Wasn鈥檛 it still too soon? Shouldn鈥檛 they share a few X-rated photos first?”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Old folks had wisdom etched right there in the space between their wrinkles, and Pat wished the wrinkles themselves could speak.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“It was a fucking miracle, you know? Some kind of insane, inter-dimensional voodoo shit worked in my favor.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Pam dealt with huge amounts of dirty laundry every day, so a fresh stack of neatly folded fear was just one more thing she鈥檇 have to manage.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan

“He snatched the handle of his briefcase like it was the ear of a teenager who鈥檇 just cursed him out.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“If a few weeks earlier she鈥檇 been shocked to hear of the murder in their small town, now she felt as if there weren鈥檛 enough murders. There weren鈥檛 enough victims cut down for their lies, their treachery, and their utter stupidity.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“Like a once clever fish that kept slipping the hook, [he'd] finally been caught, pulled at last from the dark, deep waters of his treachery and lies.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“When he spoke, it was to the gun, as if it was the one in control, the one he鈥檇 need to negotiate with.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare

“He watched his captive as if admiring a cute little puppy begging for a snack, and his face shined with genuine amusement.”
― Sean Patrick Brennan, Moments to Spare