Quote by Joan Didion
A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence b

A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye. – Joan Didion

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The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers. – Joan Didion

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Strength is one of those things youre supposed to have. You dont feel that you have it at the time youre going through it. – Joan Didion

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The tides are in our veins. – Robinson Jeffers

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