12 Quotes & Sayings By Eileen Wilks

Eileen Wilks is an author and former editor of the Washington Post Magazine. She has written five books, including The Mighty Oak, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is the editor of the forthcoming book The Loretta Young Reader, which will be published in 2009.

Death cuts off possibilities. Even if they were possibilities you...
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Death cuts off possibilities. Even if they were possibilities you never meant to act on, it feels differentwhen they’re gone. Eileen Wilks
Religion turned some folks belligerent.
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Religion turned some folks belligerent. Eileen Wilks
Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like...
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Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes. Eileen Wilks
People always wanted someone to blame, didn't they?
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People always wanted someone to blame, didn't they? Eileen Wilks
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Humans were peculiar. They were by turns squeamish and appallingly violent. Eileen Wilks
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The dead weren’t scary. It was the living you had to watch out for. Eileen Wilks
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Belief and hope, it seemed were not the same thing, .... Eileen Wilks
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How to put this feeling, this certainty, into something as limited as words? Eileen Wilks
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When you slice the truth too thin, you deceive. Eileen Wilks
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That makes about as much sense as lopping off your foot to avoid twisting an ankle. Eileen Wilks
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Who wants to feel everything everyone else feels all the time? Eileen Wilks