listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go.
-e.e. cummings

i'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.
-j.d. salinger

a friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
-ralph waldo emerson

do i contradict myself? very well, then, i contradict myself; (i am large--i contain multitudes.)
-walt whitman

always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
-e.e. cummings

one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
-henry miller

why are there trees i never walk under, but large and medodious thoughts descend upon me?
-walt whitman

i imagine that yes is the only living thing.
-e.e. cummings

if you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
-t.s. eliot

Tag Archives: Claire Green

A Eulogy for Claire Ellen (Jourdan) Green

By Shannon | Published March 6, 2011

Many of our friends and family know that my mom, Claire, died in February after six years of living with metastatic breast cancer. Her funeral was March 5, 2011, and I wanted to share the eulogy I gave (below) for those who could not be there to grieve with us. You can learn more about […]

Posted in Family | Also tagged eulogy, Gone from My Sight poem, obituary 1 Comment